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Passerella iliaca megarhyncha; Thick-billed Fox Sparrow   

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Passerella iliaca megarhyncha
Passerella iliaca megarhyncha
Thick-billed Fox Sparrow
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 0607 1291 (2007-06-28)

Copyright © 2007 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Jun 11, 2007
  • location   Yuba Pass, Tahoe National Forest (Sierra County, California, US)
  • family Fringillidae
  • order Passeriformes
  • class Aves
  • habitat  Coniferous forest, elevation 6700 feet.
  • notes   This is the Sierra Nevada subspecies (megarhyncha) of the Fox Sparrow. As of 6/07, recognition as a distinct species, Passerella megarhyncha, is pending.
  • camera   Canon 20D, 700mm, f/8, 1/400 sec.
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, California Fox Sparrow (photographer)
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