Le Conte's Sparrow

13 cm (5") Secretive but fairly common. North central United States; southern central Canada; winters in southeastern United States. Tall prairie marsh grass.

Bright orange eye-stripe. Sharp tail. Light stripe through dark crown separates it from similar Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Buffy underparts with streaking confined to sides distinguishes it from similar Grasshopper Sparrow.

Song: two thin grasshopper-like hisses.

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Credit: Sonny Cohen

Credit: Ric McArthur

Credit: Andy Reago

Credit: Kay Niyo / USFWS

Distribution Maps

Le Conte's Sparrow distribution map

Le Conte's Sparrow winter distribution map