Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
ORDER: PASSERIFORMES
FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A large, boldly striped sparrow of scrubby boreal forest and mountain chaparral, the Fox Sparrow is most familiar as a migrant or wintering bird. Its vigorous "double-scratching," kicking backward in ground litter with both feet to uncover food, often draws attention to its presence under a bird feeder.