Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)

Vesper Sparrow, a reference photo — Photo: Tim from Ithaca · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) is a medium-sized New World sparrow. The only member of the genus Pooecetes, it is a pale sparrow with brown streaks that breeds across the grasslands of northern North America. It migrates to winter in the southern United States and Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Vesper Sparrow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Centronyx bairdii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Pooecetes
Species: Pooecetes gramineus

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