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Sparrows of North Dakota

by

Chris Grondahl

Grondahl, Chris.  2000.  Sparrows of North Dakota.  North Dakota Game 
     and Fish Department, Bismarck, North Dakota.  11 pp.

This resource should be cited as:

Grondahl, Chris.  2000.  Sparrows of North Dakota.  North Dakota Game 
     and Fish Department, Bismarck, North Dakota.  11 pp.  Jamestown, 
     ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.  
     http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/sparrow/index.htm  
     (Version 23FEB2001).

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Basic Identification
• The Sparrows of North Dakota

• Unstreaked Sparrows - 11 Species
  1. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
  2. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
  3. Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
  4. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
  5. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
  6. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
  7. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
  8. Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
  9. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
  10. American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
  11. Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)

• Streaked Sparrows - 8 Species
  1. Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
  2. Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
  3. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  4. Baird's Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
  5. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
  6. Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
  7. LeConte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
  8. Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)

• House Sparrows
  1. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)