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Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Rusty SparrowAimophila rufescens
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Canyon TowheeMelozone fusca
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis
Rufous-winged SparrowPeucaea carpalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 279,118 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 84,733 |
| California | 83,066 |
| New Mexico | 16,998 |
| Oklahoma | 5,354 |
| Nevada | 5,010 |
| Colorado | 2,259 |
| Mexico | 1,356 |
| Arizona | 789 |
| Utah | 649 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows · Passerellidae |
| Genus | Thicket sparrows · Aimophila |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
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Practise Rufous-crowned Sparrow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.