chipping sparrow

chip·ping sparrow

(chĭp′ĭng)n. A small sparrow (Spizella passerina) of North and Central America, having a reddish-brown crown.

chipping sparrow

n (Animals) a common North American sparrow, Spizella passerina, having brown-and-grey plumage and a white eye stripe

chip′ping spar`row

n. a small, clear-breasted North American sparrow, Spizella passerina. [1785–95, Amer.]

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chipping sparrow - small North American finch common in urban areasSpizella passerinaNew World sparrow - sparrow-like North American finchesgenus Spizella, Spizella - chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow