Medium-sized sparrow with a striking face pattern: a white stripe above and below the eye and a black throat.
Plump, barrel-chested sparrow with a thick bill and striking head pattern. Call is a thin chip; song is a few introductory notes followed by trills.
Juveniles lack the adult's black throat and have faint streaking above and below.
Note the white outer tail feathers. Found in desert scrub, canyons, and washes with scattered shrubs.
Males and females look the same. Adults have 2 white stripes on the face and a black throat, which separates them from other sparrows.
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A medium-sized sparrow with a large, round head, conical seed-eating bill, and a medium length tail.
Larger than a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, smaller than a Horned Lark.
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