Black-throated Sparrow (species: Amphispiza bilineata) in Monterey Bay, California (Gaia Guide)

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Amphispiza bilineata

Black-throated Sparrow

©Elaine R. Wilson: Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

©Patrick Coin: Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

©Aaron Maizlish: Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Passeriformes

Family Emberizidae

Genus Amphispiza

Species Amphispiza bilineata

Colours

It is pale gray above, with a distinctive black and white head pattern. Immature birds are similar but lack a black throat. (Wikipedia)