Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Class

Aves

Order

passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae

Genus

chondestes

Splotches of a deep brick-red pop on the face of a Lark Sparrow. The bird has a streaked brown and beige body with a black, white, brown, and beige striped head. They forage on grassland grounds eating seeds and nesting on the ground as well.

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