Clay-colored Sparrows are petite, trim sparrows with a small bill, slender body, and fairly long, notched tail. The small, slender shape of these and other Spizella sparrows is distinctive.
Relative Size
About the size of a Chipping Sparrow; slightly smaller than a Song Sparrow.
![Relative Size](/guide/images/size/scale.png)
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