Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
Passerella megarhyncha 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 Thick-billed Fox Sparrow?
The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow weighs around 33 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow live?
Its breeding range: North America: southwestern Oregon and California (western USA).
Is the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow as Least Concern.
What does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Thick-billed 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: southwestern Oregon and California (western 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
Slate-colored Fox SparrowPasserella schistacea
Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
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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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