#7 White-crowned Sparrow

Group name:

Aves = Birds (Sparrow Family)

Habitat:

Summer-low brush in mts. or tundra. Winter-Brush by yards.

Traits:

1. White cap with 2 black bands separated by a white line on the side of its head.

2. Back & wings brown with grayish white stripes.

3. Brown tail.

4. Gray to buff colored breast.

5. Seed & insect eater.

6. To 7 in. long.

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