#passerelidae

[iridescent-wildlife]

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla). Family Passerelidae, order Passeriformes.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. October 2021.

[bearybird]

*makes a weird telephone noise*

Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) 📍 Ottawa, ON

[stranger-nature]

A Lincoln's sparrow perched on a fence next to a song sparrow. You can really see the contrast between the two species here!

[snailkites]

A Closer Look at Sparrows

This set of photos from the Delaware Nature Society illustrates the diversity of winter sparrows we have in the East. A closer look at their chests and faces reveals they’re a lot more than just “little brown birds!”

Left image: Song, Fox, Savannah / Lincoln's, Field, American Tree / Swamp, Chipping (winter), Junco / White-crowned, Whte-throated, White-throated

Right image: Song, Fox (with 2 ticks!), Field / Chipping (summer), Chipping (winter), Savannah / Lincoln's, Swamp, American Tree / White-throated, Junco, White-crowned (imm.)

How many did you guess correctly?

[iridescent-wildlife]

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida). Family Passerelidae, order Passeriformes.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. April 2021.

[iridescent-wildlife]

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). Family Passerelidae, order Passeriformes. Sharing a suet feeder with a,

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis). Family Paridae, order Passeriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. January 2024.

[iridescent-wildlife]

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum). Family Passerelidae, order Passeriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. 2020.

[iridescent-wildlife]

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). Family Passerelidae, order Passeriformes.

Oklahoma, USA. October 2022.