Brewer's Sparrow

Spizella breweri

Habitat 3

Mountain timberline shrub zone of willows and birch.

Distribution 3

Yukon: Although considered rare in southern Yukon, it is locally common in the southwestern mountains.
North America: Northern ‘timberline’ form breeds in northern Rockies, southwestern Yukon, and east-central Alaska. Southern form breeds in sagebrush steppe of western North America. Both forms winter from southwestern USA through Baja California and central Mexico.

Distinguishing Features 3

A drab sparrow with a spectacularly distinctive song of loud, musical trills and buzzes. Has a brown crown with fine black streaks, distinct whitish eye ring, grey-white eyebrow, and pale brown ear patch with dark borders.

Report Sightings: During breeding season (June - July) 3

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/zonotrichia/7981429673/
  2. (c) K Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/zonotrichia/7981429403/
  3. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Animal Bird
Bird American Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Color brown, grey