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Thick-billed Longspur Identification

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The Four Keys to ID

  • Size & Shape

    A small, sparrowlike songbird with a rounded head and heavy, thick-based, conical bill.

    Relative Size

    Slightly larger than a Brewer's Sparrow, smaller than a Brewer's Blackbird.

    Relative Sizebetween sparrow and robinbetween sparrow and robin

    Measurements
    • Both Sexes