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Baird's Sparrow
Centronyx bairdii
27 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Justin Watts (XC451070). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,911 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 8,494 |
| Alberta | 2,594 |
| Arizona | 1,505 |
| Manitoba | 959 |
| Alaska | 873 |
| Texas | 747 |
| Colorado | 670 |
| Nunavut | 341 |
| South Dakota | 321 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows · Passerellidae |
| Genus | Baird's and Henslow's Sparrows · Centronyx |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Baird's Sparrow with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.