Large, plump sparrow with long tail and fairly small bill. Bold face pattern with black and white crown stripes, yellow spot between eye and bill, and neat white throat patch on gray face and breast.
Large, plump sparrow with long tail and small bill. In "tan-striped" form, individuals have lower contrast head pattern with brown stripes on the head instead of white. Often found among "white-striped" individuals.
Sings a melancholy whistle that sounds like "Oh-Sweet-Canada-Canada" or "Old-Sam-Peabody-Peabody."
Large, plump sparrow with small bill and rounded head. Immatures have brown-and-black head stripes, less yellow before the eye, and faint streaks on the breast.
Tan-striped and white-striped individuals almost always mate with individuals of the opposite form.
Readily visits feeders or pecks at fallen seeds beneath them. Eats millet and sunflower seeds.
Large sparrow with small grayish bill. Upperparts are reddish brown with dark brown streaks. Underparts grayish with neat white throat patch.
White throat sometimes outline with black line. Two white wingbars on rich reddish brown wings.
Hops along the ground, scratching at the surface to uncover insects and seeds. This video has no audio.
Juveniles are brownish overall with heavy streaking on the breast.
Typically found on or near the ground in forests with dense shrubby understory.
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The White-throated Sparrow is a large, full-bodied sparrow with a fairly prominent bill, rounded head, long legs, and long, narrow tail.
Slightly larger than a Song Sparrow
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