A stocky, medium-sized songbird with short, notched tail and an unusual, twisted bill that crosses when closed.
Relative Size
Larger than a warbler, smaller than a Red-winged Blackbird, but there’s much size variation: the smallest types are barely larger than a Black-capped Chickadee, while the largest are larger than a Brown-headed Cowbird.
![Relative Size](/guide/images/size/scale.png)
![sparrow or smaller](/guide/images/size/sparrow-or-smaller.png)