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Adult

Small, flat-headed sparrow with a round belly. Key field marks include orangish eyebrow and mustache, buffy breast with streaking that gently fades towards the belly.

Adult

Flat-headed sparrow with a relatively long bill. The eyebrow and mustache stripes are orangish. The flanks are streaked brown.

Adult

Found in tidal saltwater marshes with extensive reeds and grasses. Runs or walks along the ground dipping in and out of grasses.

Juvenile

Juveniles are heavily streaked below and have a ghosting of the adult's facial pattern.

Adult

Small, flat-headed sparrow with a round belly. Key field marks include orangish eyebrow and mustache, buffy breast with streaking that gently fades towards the belly.

Habitat

Breeds in tidal saltmarshes where it can be difficult to see.

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