Spizella passerina

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Noun1.Spizella passerina - small North American finch common in urban areasSpizella passerina - small North American finch common in urban areas
New World sparrow - sparrow-like North American finches
genus Spizella, Spizella - chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow
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The moderate level of observed predation by these potential predators at our study site is within the range of predation levels of other songbirds at our study site, from warbling vireos (25.7%, n = 35 nests, Ortega and Ortega, 2003a) to chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina, 52.6%, n = 76 nests, Ortega and Ortega, 2001).
Spizella passerina. Probable residente con movimientos estacionales y altitudinales.
The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a common breeding bird in upstate New York, but departs the region in the fall and rarely occurs in winter.
Chipping sparrows (Spizella passerina pinetorium) were found infrequently, always in small flocks (4-5 individuals) and only on pine trees, not descending to the ground.
In possessing a repertoire of only one song, these finches resemble some other emberizines in the temperate zone, including the North American Spizella passerina (Marler and Isaac 1960), S.
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