Rufous-collared Sparrow
New World Sparrows are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or grey in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share the name sparrow, American sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows. American sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.
The family is Passerellidae
There are 131 species placed in 29 genera.
So far I have photographed 13 different species.
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Updated 22/05/2020
Sparrows Photographed 4 species
Sparrows, new World - Sparrows Black-striped Sparrow - Arremonops conirostris Orange-billed Sparrow - Arremon aurantiirostris Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis Yellow-browed Sparrow - Ammodramus aurifrons
Bush Tanagers Photographed 3 species
Sparrows, new World (genus Chlorospingus/Urothraupis) - Bush Tanagers Common Bush Tanager - Chlorospingus flavopectus Dusky Bush Tanager - Chlorospingus semifuscus Sooty-capped Bush Tanager - Chlorospingus pileatus
Brushfinches Photographed 3 species
Sparrows, new World - Brushfinches Chestnut-capped Brushfinch - Arremon brunneinucha Moustached Brushfinch - Atlapetes albofrenatus Yellow-breasted Brushfinch - Atlapetes latinuchus
Various Photographed 4 species
Sparrows, new World - Various Large-footed Finch - Pezopetes capitalis Volcano Junco - Junco vulcani Yellow-thighed Finch - Pselliophorus tibialis
