Approximate Hatch Weights:
~3g at hatching
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Common Name: New World Sparrows
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Red
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Immature-Golden-crowned-Sparrow.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor