Also known as: Desert Sparrow
14 cm (5-6") Fairly common. Western United States. Deserts, cactus, sage, mesquite.
Unstreaked grayish-brown back. Jet black throat and breast. White belly. White eyebrow stripe.
Song: 2 clear whistled notes followed by a trill.
Videos
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Credit: Larry Bond
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Credit: Don DesJardin
Images
![Male - La Paz, Baja California - March 10, 2010](https://res-2.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--V6jNJApY--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3517-black-throated-sparrow.jpg)
Credit: Ron Knight
![Male - Foothills, Albuquerque, NM, US - November 14, 2011](https://res-5.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--tQa-cIsV--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3514-black-throated-sparrow.jpg)
Credit: Kenneth Cole Schneider
![Male - Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona - March 11, 2005](https://res-5.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--wZNYmUa5--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3513-black-throated-sparrow.jpg)
Credit: Patrick Coin
![Jumping Cholla Cactus; SE of San Manuel, AZ - November 2010](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--h3kygg58--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3515-black-throated-sparrow.jpg)
Credit: Lon&Queta
![Male - Foothills, Albuquerque, NM, US - November 14, 2011](https://res-5.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--Y6h6cal1--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3516-black-throated-sparrow.jpg)
Credit: Kenneth Cole Schneider