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A chunky sparrow with a short narrow tail, flat head, buffy breast and sides (adults usually without obvious streaking), dark crown with a pale central stripe, narrow white eye ring, and (in most adults) a yellow-orange spot in front of the eye; juveniles have pale buff breast and sides, streaked with brown; average length 13 cm (NGS 1983). Source: Encyclopedia of Life

A 13-centimeter-long bird with a long sideways-flitting tail edged with white spots, a long white eyebrow, a slender decurved bill, and a pale (whitish) unmarked throat and breast; dorsum is reddish-brown in the east, much grayer in the west (NGS 1983). Source: Encyclopedia of Life