adult; no sexual dimorphism (California, USA; 2006-12-03)


Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia

Native Range: North America

Notes: a common and widespread sparrow of open brushy habitats and weedy clearings; song sufficienty long and lovely to give the bird its name; shows considerable geographic variation both in plumage coloration and in song dialects.

frontal view; streaked breast with central dot (California, USA; 2008-02-23)
dorsal view; streaked back too (California, USA; 2006-03-26)

grayish face, nap, and eyestripe (California, USA; 2006-05-20)
rather long tail (California, USA; 2006-08-18)

reddish-brown race of Pacific Northwest (Oregon, USA; 2010-11-24)
reddish-brown race of Pacific Northwest (Oregon, USA; 2010-11-24)

posing for a portrait (California, USA; 2007-01-06)