Large sparrow with thick bill and long tail. Brownish overall with buffy eyering and warm rufous patch under the tail. Throat is lighter buffy brown; crown usually warm brown.
© Jeffrey Moore / Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 07, 2008Large sparrow with long tail. Grayish brown with warm rufous patch under tail.
© Etienne Artigau🦩 / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 27, 2017Large sparrow usually seen on or near the ground. Often has a dark spot in the center of the breast. Warm reddish brown crown and undertail.
© Tim Lenz / Macaulay LibraryGuanajuato, June 15, 2017Large sparrow with long tail, often found on the ground in arid areas. Whitish belly with dark spot in center of breast.
© Ben Lagasse / Macaulay LibraryColorado, November 13, 2016Found on or near the ground in desert habitats including arroyos, mesquite thickets, desert grasslands, pinyon-juniper-oak woodland, and pine-oak.
© David Lerwill / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, October 08, 2016Click on an image to compare
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View Birds Near MeCanyon Towhees are large sparrows with fairly long tails, chunky bodies and short rounded wings. The bill is short and thick at the base, and the legs are long.
between sparrow and robinNew World Sparrows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae)
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