New World Sparrows

Adult. Photo: Martha Marks/Shutterstock

Abert's Towhee

Melozone aberti

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Adult. Photo: Robert Barnes/Audubon Photography Awards

American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

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Adult. Photo: Andrew Cannizzaro/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Bachman's Sparrow

Peucaea aestivalis

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Adult Baird's Sparrow. Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Baird's Sparrow

Centronyx bairdii

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Adult, coastal form. Photo: Budgora/Flickr (CC BY NC ND 2.0)

Bell's Sparrow

Artemisiospiza belli

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Breeding adult male. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Wikimedia

Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis

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Adult. Photo: Supun Wellappuli Arachchi/Audubon Photography Awards

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

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Adult. Photo: David Larson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Botteri's Sparrow

Peucaea botterii

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Adult Brewer's Sparrow. Photo: Tim Zurowski/Shutterstock

Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

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Adult. Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

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Adult Canyon Towhee. Photo: Vijay Somalinga/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Canyon Towhee

Melozone fusca

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Adult Clay-colored Sparrow, left, adult Cassin's Sparrow, right. Photo: Martha Marks/Shutterstock

Cassin's Sparrow

Peucaea cassinii

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Non-breeding adult. Photo: Roger Baker/Audubon Photography Awards

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

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Non-breeding adult Clay-colored Sparrow. Photo: Aaron Maizlish/Flickr (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

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Adult (Slate-colored). Photo: Dennis Derby/Audubon Photography Awards

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

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Adult male. Photo: Brian Kushner

Eastern Towhee

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

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Adult. Photo: Georgia Shawn Taylor/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

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Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Five-striped Sparrow

Amphispizopsis quinquestriata

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Adult (Sooty-form). Photo: Betsy Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Fox Sparrow

Passerella iliaca

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Non-breeding adult. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

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Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Priority Bird

Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

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Adult Green-tailed Towhee. Photo: Tom Benson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

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Immature Harris's Sparrow. Photo: Mike Charest

Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula

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Adult. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Henslow's Sparrow

Centronyx henslowii

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Breeding adult male. Photo: Tom Benson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND-2.0)

Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

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Adult. Photo: Dan Streiffert/Flickr (CC BY-NC-2.0)

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

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Adult. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

LeConte's Sparrow

Ammospiza leconteii

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Adult. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY-2.0)

Lincoln's Sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

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Adult Nelson's Sparrow (interior form). Photo: Dawn Beattie/Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

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Adult. Photo: Bettina Arrigoni/Flickr (CC-BY-2.0)

Olive Sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus

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Adult. Photo: Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

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Adult. Photo: Alan Schmeirer/Flickr (Public-Domain)

Rufous-winged Sparrow

Peucaea carpalis

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Adult. Photo: Mick Thompson/Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0)

Sagebrush Sparrow

Artemisiospiza nevadensis

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Adult. Photo: Joesboy/iStock

Priority Bird

Saltmarsh Sparrow

Ammospiza caudacuta

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Adult. Photo: Kenneth Cole Schneider/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0)

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

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Molting juvenile Seaside Sparrow. Photo: ps50ace/iStock

Priority Bird

Seaside Sparrow

Ammospiza maritima

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Adult. Photo: Allan Hack/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0)

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

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Adult male. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

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Adult. Photo: Zak Pohlen/Flickr (CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0)

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

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Adult. Photo: Nicole Beaulac/Flickr (CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0)

Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus

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Adult. Photo: Adam Wilson/Audubon Photography Awards

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

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Adult (tan-striped morph). Photo: Daniel Irons/Great Backyard Bird Count

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

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Adult. Photo: Frode Jacobsen/Shutterstock

Yellow-eyed Junco

Junco phaeonotus

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