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Passerella (iliaca) fuliginosa
Dark brown upper parts, tail is reddish brown and a white eye ring. The most distinctive characteristics are the yellow lower beak and the chest is checkered with inverted v's or chevrons patterns. The Sooty is the darkest form of all the fox sparrows.
Spotted in the backyard.
Their are 6 subspecies of the Sooty fox sparrow. The fuliginosa is the most southerly one whose range is Vancouver island, along the coast of British Columbia and as far south as Puget Sound.
Spotted on Jan 15, 2018
Submitted on Jan 18, 2018
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