Long-tailed sparrow with a round head and conical bill. Grayish brown overall with a plain face.
Rather plain, grayish-brown sparrow with a thin white eyering, a darker line extending beyond the eye, and a finely streaked crown. The breast is finely streaked.
Song is a loud trill followed by two descending whistles.
Some individuals have rusty tones, while others are drabber gray. Inhabits arid grasslands in the south-central United States and northern Mexico.
Rufous birds are brighter overall with more rufous upperparts, wing and tail edgings, and uppertail coverts. Note white eyering and fine streaking on the crown.
A sturdy songbird, fairly large for a sparrow, with a long, rounded tail, flat forehead, and fairly large, long bill.
Larger than a Chipping Sparrow, smaller than a Fox Sparrow.
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