![\"Singing](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/white-crowned-sparrow-adult-singing-mia-mcpherson-1825.jpg\" "\\"Singing")
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Family: Passerellidae<\/i><\/p>\n
Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos, and Buntings.<\/p>\n
New World Sparrows are seed eating passerine birds with conical bills. Many of the New World Sparrows are brown or gray and some have distinctive plumage patterns on their heads. Some species are more colorful including towhees and juncos.<\/p>\n
The American Ornithological Society split the family from Emberizidae (Old World buntings) in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/i>Back to Birds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"American](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/american-tree-sparrow-snow-mia-mcpherson-4436.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>American Tree Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>American Tree Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Brewer's](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Brewer’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Chipping](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chipping-sparrow-adult-breeding-plumage-mia-mcpherson-9188.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Chipping Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Dark-eyed](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dark-eyed-junco-oregon-mia-mcpherson-6530.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Dark-eyed Junco Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Fox](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fox-sparrow-snow-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-9485.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fox Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Grasshopper](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/grasshopper-sparrow-spring-mia-mcpherson-2040.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Green-tailed](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/green-tailed-towhee-head-tilt-mia-mcpherson-3855.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Harris's](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/harriss-sparrow-immature-snow-mia-mcpherson-6519.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Lark](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lark-bunting-adult-male-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-0890.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Lark](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lark-sparrow-mia-mcpherson-5463.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Sagebrush](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sagebrush-sparrow-adult-mia-mcpherson-7398.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Savannah](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/savannah-sparrow-adult-mia-mcpherson-9497.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Song](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/song-sparrow-singing-marsh-mia-mcpherson-9052.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Spotted](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/spotted-towhee-portrait-in-snow-mia-mcpherson-3502.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Swamp](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/swamp-sparrow-bear-river-mbr-mia-mcpherson-3296.jpg\")
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![\"Brewer's](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/brewers-sparrow-mia-mcpherson-89571.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Brewer’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Chipping Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Dark-eyed Junco Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fox Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Chipping Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Dark-eyed Junco Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fox Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Dark-eyed Junco Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fox Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fox Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Grasshopper Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Green-tailed Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Harris’s Sparrow Images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Bunting Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lark Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
![\"Lincoln's](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/lincolns-sparrow-montana-mia-mcpherson-85211.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Lincoln’s Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sagebrush Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Savannah Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Song Sparrow Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Spotted Towhee Images<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>![\"Vesper](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vesper-sparrow-bathing-mia-mcpherson-4251.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>![\"White-crowned](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/white-crowned-sparrow-adult-pumpkin-patch-mia-mcpherson-3070.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>![\"White-throated](\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/white-throated-sparrow-adult-farmington-bay-wma-mia-mcpherson-2567.jpg\")
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