Black-chinned Sparrow - Emberizidae Spizella atrogularis
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Black-chinned Sparrow, Silver Reef, Utah area, 4-03-04  ©NJDavis,  Emberizidae Spizella atrogularis
Black-chinned Sparrow





Photo Details
Male - April 3, 2004 - Silver Reef area, Washington County, Utah -  © NJDavis

Description
L 5.75 WS 7.75, Dark gray head, black throat, gray breast, brownish streaked wings, small pinkish bill

Behavior
Forages on ground and in brush for seeds and insects in sagebrush and shrubby hillside habitat. Lays 2-5 light blue eggs in a cup nest of stems and grassed lined with hari and fine grass placed in a low shrub. altricial

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