Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Adult eastern form
- Streaky overall
- Underparts pale with coarse brown streaks
- Back gray with brown streaks
- Face gray with brown markings
- © Debbie McKenzie, AL, September 2008
Song Sparrow
Adult eastern form
- Breast with coarse brown streaks
- Often shows a spot in the middle of breast
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- Rather long tail
- © Ed Schneider, TN, White Creek, October 2008
Song Sparrow
Adult eastern form
- Streaky breast, often with spot
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- © Mike E. Worthington, GA, January 2009
Song Sparrow
Adult Pacific Northwest form
- Darker and browner overall than eastern form
- Coarse brown streaks on breast
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- Rather long tail
- © cdbtx, WA, Monroe, December 2008
Song Sparrow
Juvenile Pacific Northwest
- Plain brown above
- Streaky below
- Larger and darker than Eastern
- Rather long tail
- © Seth Reams, OR, Portland, August 2008
Song Sparrow
Adult Pacific Northwest form
- Darker and browner overall than eastern form
- Brown back, rusty wings
- Gray eyebrow and throat
- © birdmandea, WA, Steilacoom, January 2008
Song Sparrow
Adult eastern form
- Coarse brown streaks on breast, often with a spot in middle
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- Rather long tail
- © Kevin Bolton, NJ, Secaucusne, November 2008
Song Sparrow
Adult eastern form
- Streaked breast with dark spot in center
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- © Jennifer Taggart
Song Sparrow
Adult Pacific Northwest form
- Dark and brown overall
- Streaked breast
- Rather long tail
- Thick, dark malar (moustache) stripe
- © Terri Gueck
Similar Species
Adult
- Bright white eyering
- White outer tail feathers
- Finely streaked grayish brown overall
- © Gerry Dewaghe, December 2008
Adult tan-striped
- Distinct eyebrow (may be white or dull) with yellow lore
- White throat
- Drab gray breast (not distinctly streaked)
- © Kevin Bolton, North Arlington, NJ, February 2009
- Gray face, breast, nape, and eyebrow
- Reddish crown
- Reddish back, wings, and tail
- Reddish brown sides and flanks
- © Jim Paris, Williams, PA, October 2008
Adult
- Streaked overall, with clean streaking down sides
- Yellow or yellowish eyebrow
- Fairly small, pinkish bill
- © Jim Paris, Williams, PA, October 2008
Adult Red
- Thick, messy reddish streaking on breast and sides
- Reddish and gray striped back
- Gray eyebrow and nape
- Larger size
- © Jim Paris, Lenhartsville, PA, November 2008
Adult Sooty
- Dull brown overall
- Messy spotting or streaking on breast and sides
- Larger size, large yellow bill
- © niecke's nature, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, December 2008
Adult
- Buff breast with very fine, dark streaking
- Buff malar (moustache), dark throat stripe
- Gray eyebrow
- © nieke's nature , British Columbia, Canada, April 2008
Adult
- Brown back with fine, dark streaking
- Buff malar (moustache), dark throat stripe
- Gray eyebrow and nape
- Slender bill compared to that of Song Sparrow
- © France Dewaghe, Brandywine Creek State Park, DE, October 2008