Species profile
Thick-billed Fox-sparrow
Passerella megarhyncha
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA. Breeding subregions are sw Oregon and California (w USA). Non breeding regions are C, s California and nw Baja California.
- Scientific name
- Passerella megarhyncha
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Passerella
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Thick-billed Fox-sparrow in your journal
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Related species in Passerellidae
- Abert's towhee (Melozone aberti)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae)
- Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi)
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)
- Baird's Junco (Junco bairdi)
- Bairds Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)