Key Identification Features
- Male and female plumage is distinctly different: females have dull olive upperparts instead of bright yellow, a grayish pectoral band, and greyer, darker underparts.
- The pectoral sparrow is fairly distinct in its native habitat; it is usually the only small forest sparrow with a striped head within its range.
- Adult lark sparrows have a distinct appearance.
- Like most sparrows, they have a dark-streaked brown back, and white underparts that feature a dark central spot.
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