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Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

Photo by Jellis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Head is a greyish-brown, with a rufous colored crown and line behind the eye. Two dark lines on sides of the throat. Undersides are grey brown, back is streaked

Habitat:

Spotted this in a young pine tree.

Notes:

Overcast day so it was hard to get shots without getting silouettes

Species ID Suggestions

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

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Comments (1)
Jellis
Wow a Rufous-crowned. I was looking for one. But it was such an overcast day, and I was too busy looking for Grasshopper Sparrow some spotted but gave me poor directions. I wish it was a better photo.
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PublishedApril 1, 2013

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