Brewer's Sparrow

14 cm (5-6") Fairly common. Western North America. Mountain meadows, sagebrush, desert scrub.

Small slender sparrow. Pale, finely streaked crown. No pale central crown stripe as in similar Clay-colored Sparrow. White eye ring. Light eyebrow stripe. Dark whisker stripe. Brown rump. Clear breast. Resembles fall and winter Clay-colored and Chipping Sparrows but these birds have a central crown stripe and Chipping has a gray rump.

Song: varied long rapid trills on different pitches.

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Credit: Dfaulder

Credit: Amy McAndrews

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Distribution Maps

Brewer's Sparrow winter distribution map

Brewer's Sparrow distribution map