Types of Sparrows
Little brown birds, the group that makes even good birders sigh. But sparrows reward a closer look: a crisp head stripe, a breast spot, or a rusty cap sorts most of them out. From the year-round Song Sparrow to the winter juncos and White-throats, here are the sparrows in the Huck field guide.
42 sparrows in the Huck field guide. Tap any one for identification, habitat, diet, and a live sightings map.
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What is the little brown bird at my feeder?
In winter it is often a Dark-eyed Junco, a House Sparrow, or a White-throated or White-crowned Sparrow. Look at the head: bold stripes, a rusty cap, or a plain gray hood are the fastest tells, and each sparrow page below shows them.
How do you identify sparrows?
Start with the head pattern and the breast. Is there a central breast spot (Song, American Tree), bold black-and-white crown stripes (White-crowned), a yellow spot by the eye (White-throated), or a rusty cap (Chipping, Field)? Habitat and season narrow it further.