Sooty Fox Sparrow
Passerella unalaschcensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
33 gWeight
The sooty fox sparrow (Passerella (iliaca) unalaschcensis) contains the darkest-colored taxa in the genus Passerella.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The sooty fox sparrow (Passerella (iliaca) unalaschcensis) contains the darkest-colored taxa in the genus Passerella. It is currently classified as a "subspecies group" within the fox sparrow pending wider-spread acceptance of species status. It has long been suspected to be a separate evolutionary lineage due to morphological distinctness (Swarth 1920), and this is confirmed by analysis of mtDNA sequence and haplotype data (Zink 1994, Zink & Kessen 1999, Zink & Weckstein 2003).
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Questions
How big is the Sooty Fox Sparrow?
The Sooty Fox Sparrow weighs around 33 g.
Where does the Sooty Fox Sparrow live?
Its breeding range: North America: Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska to northwestern British Columbia.
Is the Sooty Fox Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sooty Fox Sparrow as Least Concern.
What does the Sooty Fox Sparrow eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Sooty 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
- 84 mm
- Tail
- 68 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska to northwestern British Columbia
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
Slate-colored Fox SparrowPasserella schistacea
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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