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| Photo by Sandy Paci |
The
Clay-colored Sparrow breeds across the northern Great Plains and migrates across the center of North America to and from their wintering grounds in Central America. Each year a few individuals stray into the northeast and can sometimes be found within NYC's five boroughs. Like the similar looking
Chipping Sparrow, the clay-colored is a member of the genus
spizella.
Here is a nice comparison of the two species put together by Phil Brown. The IUCN lists this species as "
Least Concern".
Spizella pallida means pale finch.
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