According to the Nat Geo guide to birds of N America (2017), there are 168 species of sparrows in the world (family Emberizidae) with 53 spp in N America. The ABC link here reports 48 spp with some additional subspp. Featured here are seven N American spp with text and short video of each. (There is a disturbing headless Black-throated Sparrow that sings beautifully when played.)
<https://abcbirds.org/blog20/coolest-sparrows/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_s ource=enews&utm_medium=email&omhide=true&ms=em_nl_enews_0324&emci=28bf3813-6 fdd-ee11-85fb-002248223794&emdi=27ef5b03-60e1-ee11-85f9-002248223848&ceid=16 8012> Seven of the Coolest Sparrows in the United States (abcbirds.org) GAndersson St Paul ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
