Slate-colored Fox Sparrow
Passerella schistacea Baird, SF, 1858
33 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow?
The Slate-colored Fox Sparrow weighs around 33 g.
Where does the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow live?
Its breeding range: North America: southwestern Canada to west-central USA.
Is the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow as Least Concern.
What does the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Slate-colored Fox Sparrow in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 33 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 81 mm
- Tail
- 87 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: southwestern Canada to west-central USA
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- New World Sparrows Passerellidae
- Genus
- Passerella
Other birds in the genus Passerella
Sooty Fox SparrowPasserella unalaschcensis
Thick-billed Fox SparrowPasserella megarhyncha
Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatus
Common ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavopectus
Tacarcuna ChlorospingusChlorospingus tacarcunae
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