Name |
Distinct Part(s) of Body |
Distinct Head Characteristics |
Distinct Breast Characteristics |
White-crowned |
Head |
adult--black and white streaked crown immature--crown streaks buff and dark brown |
Unstreaked, Grayish |
Lark |
Head, Breast, Tail | Chestnut “quail” coloration, streaked | Unstreaked, Central Spot |
Sage |
Head, Breast | Gray, eye-ring, dark whiskers at throat sides | Unstreaked, Central Spot |
Black-throated |
Head, Breast | Gray, white face stripes |
Unstreaked, Black throat & chest bib |
Chipping |
Head | Rufous cap, white streak above eye, black streak through eye | Unstreaked, gray breast |
Brewer's |
Head | Finely streaked crown | Unstreaked |
Song |
Breast | Non-descript | Heavily streaked, Large central spot |
Fox |
Breast,Tail | Non-descript | Heavily streaked, Tail rusty colored |
Lincoln's |
Breast, Head | Mostly non-descript, but grayer face | Fine streaked, buffy colored across upper breast |
Vesper |
Breast, Tail | Non-descript whitish eye-ring | Streaked, white outer tail feathers |
Savannah |
Breast, Head | Yellowish eyebrow stripe | Streaked |
House |
Breast, Head |
male--gray crown, chestnut nape, whitish cheeks female--non-descript, unstreaked indistinct eyestripe |
Unstreaked black bib on male |
Information source: Dennis Shirley. Web adaptation: Jim Bailey. Copyright 2004