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Rufous-crowned sparrow

Aimophila ruficeps

Description:

This bird has a brown back with darker streaks and gray underparts. The crown is rufous, and the face and supercilium are gray with a brown or rufous streak extending from each eye and a thick black malar streak.

Habitat:

This passerine is primarily found across the Southwestern United States and much of the interior of Mexico, south to the transverse mountain range, and to the Pacific coast to the southwest of the transverse range.

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2 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

very nice,

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

MikeGrageda
Spotted by
MikeGrageda

Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 7, 2010
Submitted on Dec 29, 2011

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