Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Spizella
Species: S. pusilla
Identifying Characteristics:
- Adult description
- Small sparrow
- Dully marked
- Unstreaked chest
- Reddish cap
- Gray face with thin white eyering
- Pink beak
Special Adaptations:
- Habitat: shrubby fields across eastern North America
- Nest: is an open cup on the ground under a clump of grass or in a small thicket
- Forage: on the ground or in low vegetation, mainly eating insects and seeds
- Clutch size: 2 to 5 eggs
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