Bird name:

Baird's Sparrow

Ammodramus bairdii

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Sparrows (Emberizidae)

Code 4

BAIS

Code 6

AMMBAI

ITIS

179339

Breeding Location:

Grassland with scattered trees, Grasslands

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Loose colonies

Breeding Population:

Uncommon and local

Egg Color:

White to gray with lavender and red brown marks

Number of Eggs:

3 - 6

Incubation Days:

11 - 12

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Dried grass and plant stems

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Baird's Sparrow: Small sparrow with pale-streaked, rich dark brown upperparts, white underparts, and dark streaks on upper breast and flanks. Orange-brown crown is marked with fine dark lines. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has scaled appearance.

Range and Habitat

Baird's Sparrow: Breeds from Saskatchewan and Manitoba south to Montana and Minnesota. Spends winters in Texas, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Commonly found in dry upland prairies.

Breeding and Nesting

Baird's Sparrow: Three to six white to gray eggs, marked with lavender and red brown, are laid in a cup of weed stems and grass, and concealed in grass or weeds on the ground. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Baird's Sparrow: Diet consists of seeds, insects, and spiders; forages on the ground.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit

Vocalization

Baird's Sparrow: Song consists of three short notes followed by a musical trill on a lower pitch.

Similar Species

Baird's Sparrow: Vesper and Song sparrows have rounder heads, longer tails, and lack yellow on face. Savannah Sparrow has smaller head and bill, more extensive streaks below and yellow on face confined to behind eyes.

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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Crown

The crown is the top part of the birds head.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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