Clay-colored sparrow

Clay-colored sparrow perched on a spruce branch showing a brown cheek patch and grey nape, Manitoba

The clay-colored sparrow is a small, neat prairie sparrow with a brown crown streaked with black, a pale line down the centre, a grey nape, and a brown cheek patch bordered in darker brown.

It nests in shrubby prairie and brushy fields, and its song is a series of dry, buzzy notes. This one perched on a spruce branch to look around.

I appreciate the quiet, tidy look of a clay-colored sparrow, with its pale crown stripe and soft, buzzing song.

To find out more about the clay-colored sparrow and the places it lives, visit All About Birds.

Clay-colored sparrow Manitoba sightings

Where and when you can find the clay-colored sparrow in Manitoba depends on the season and the habitat. You can see more species in the Manitoba birds section.

Map of Manitoba showing where the clay-colored sparrow nests, with major cities and lakes
Where to look for the clay-colored sparrow in Manitoba through the seasons: nesting in the Boreal Plains and the Prairies (gold). Habitat regions: National Ecological Framework for Canada. Boundaries: Statistics Canada. Lakes: Natural Earth.

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