Medium-sized and sparrowlike with a thin bill. Breeding males have an unstreaked orangish belly and a patterned black-and-white face. Note white outer tail feathers.
Nonbreeding birds are buffy below with fine streaking down the belly.
A small, somewhat plump songbird with a short, notched tail, and a pointed, conical bill. Breeding male is mostly rich caramel with bold black-and-white stripes on the face.
Breeding females have a heavily streaked back often flecked with white. The face is rather plain with a white eyering and thin bill.
Nonbreeding birds have two thin white wingbars, though the wingbars are not always visible. Note buffy underparts with fine streaky.
Nonbreeding adult and immature have fine brown streaks on buffy underparts and often show a thin white eyering. The tail is black with white outer tail feathers.
Breeding males are mostly rich caramel with bold black-and-white stripes on the face. The back and wings are streaked brown and buff, with a white mark at the shoulder.
Chunky sparrowlike bird that is buffy overall with a heavily streaked back and finely streaked belly.
In flight, note white upper wing patch.
A small but somewhat plump songbird with a short, notched tail, and a fairly slight but long, sharply pointed, conical bill.
Slightly larger than a Savannah Sparrow, smaller than a Snow Bunting.
between sparrow and robinLongspurs and Snow Buntings(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Calcariidae)
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