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Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii
28 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 Jonathon Jongsma (XC320479). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
DickcisselSpiza americana
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 164,964 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 41,357 |
| Ontario | 41,299 |
| Michigan | 32,706 |
| Illinois | 28,664 |
| Indiana | 16,145 |
| Wisconsin | 13,850 |
| Ohio | 12,280 |
| Missouri | 7,701 |
| Minnesota | 7,197 |
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 Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- 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 Henslow'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.