LeConte's Sparrow

Ammospiza leconteii (Audubon, 1844)

LeConte's Sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii, breeds across parts of Canada and the north-central USA and spends the nonbreeding season in the south-eastern USA. It is a small New World sparrow with a relatively large head, a short grey bill and a short pointed tail. The face is buffy yellow-orange with grey cheeks, and the crown is dark brown with a white central stripe. The nape is lilac grey with chestnut streaking, and the back is marked in brown and beige. The underparts are off white below, with buffy orange-yellow on the breast and sides.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Breeding range

North America: c Canada to nc USA

Nonbreeding range

se USA