Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Perching
Length: 6 in. (15 cm )
A bird of open chaparral bushes and junipers, the Black-chinned Sparrow nests on foothill slopes. Its nest is found low in a dense shrub and is made of grass. During the winter this species often descends into flatter areas of high deserts and joins mixed species flocks of other sparrow species. It feed mainly on seeds on the ground but switches to insects when feeding its young.
The four-digit banding code is BCSP.
Male |
Female |
Chaparral
Desert
Shrubs
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- Article: Black-chinned Sparrow
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 29 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-chinned-sparrow
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Black-chinned Sparrow. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-chinned-sparrow
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Dr. Biology. "Black-chinned Sparrow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-chinned-sparrow
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Black-chinned Sparrow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-chinned-sparrow
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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