Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow: Medium sparrow with gray-brown upperparts streaked with red-brown; underparts are gray. Head has rufous crown, gray face, rufous eye-line, and thick, black moustache stripe. Wings are brown and lack bars. Tail is long and rounded. Legs and feet are pink-gray.
● Song:
"chip-chip", "deer"
● Foraging & Feeding:
Rufous-crowned Sparrow: Feeds on insects and seeds; forages by walking or hopping slowly on the ground or in low bushes, often feeds in pairs or small family groups.
● Breeding & nesting:
Rufous-crowned Sparrow: Two to five white to pale blue eggs are laid in a neat cup nest made of grass, sticks, and bark pieces, lined with grass and mammal hair, and built on the ground or low in a tree or bush. Incubation ranges from 11 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.
● Similar species:
Rufous-crowned Sparrow: Rufous-winged Sparrow has rufous shoulder patches, paler underparts, thinner moustache stripe, and different song.