Black-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

Identification Tips:

• Length: 4.5 inches
• Dark, conical bill
• Black throat and mask
• White supercilium and malar streak
• Gray crown, back and wings
• White belly
• Long, black tail with small amount of white on outer tail feathers and outer corner
• Sexes similar
• Juvenile (Spring to Fall) much browner, streaked below with faint adult face pattern, white throat

Similar species:

The Black-throated sparrow is very distinctive. Somewhat similar Sage and Five-striped Sparrows have white throats. Juveniles similar to juvenile Sage Sparrow but has brighter supercilium

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.