Sage Sparrow

Scientific Name: Amphispiza Belli
Common Name: Sage Sparrow
Diet: insects, seeds
Color: grayish brown
Size: 6 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: valleys
Field Identification: white eye ring, gray head, white eyebrow in front of eye, dark spot in center of breast, pumps and flicks tail
Nest: cup
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Amphispiza
Family: Emberizidae (sparrows)
Order: Passeriformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: belli