Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Carey, Michael; Burhans, D. E.; Nelson, Douglas A.

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla

LC Least Concern

Language	Common name
Dutch	Veldgors
English, United States	Field Sparrow
French	Bruant des champs
German	Klapperammer
Icelandic	Akurtittlingur
Japanese	ヒメドリ
Norwegian	markspurv
Polish	spizela polna
Serbian	Livadski strnad
Slovak	strnádlik poľný
Spanish	Chingolo campestre
Spanish, Mexico	Gorrión Llanero
Spanish, Spain	Chingolo campestre
Swedish	åkersparv
Turkish	Tarla serçesi

Michael Carey, D. E. Burhans, and Douglas A. Nelson
Version: 2.0 — Published December 19, 2008

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Introduction
Appearance
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Linear Measurements
- Mass
Systematics
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
Distribution, Migration, and Habitat
- Distribution in the Americas
- Distribution Outside the Americas
- Nature of Migration
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Migration
- Habitat in the Overwintering Range
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
- Fossil History
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
- Immature Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Range
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

Multimedia
- Photos
- Audio
- Video
- Figures
Tables and Appendices

Revision History

References

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Recommended Citation

Carey, M., D. E. Burhans, and D. A. Nelson (2008). Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.103

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