This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds in North America ... A medium-size passerine with a sharply pointed, strong bill, somewhat upright ...

This is the only exclusively western-breeding passerine ... Breeding Bird Survey trends show widespread declines throughout most of range north of Mexico, but species not classified as threatened ...

thus confirming a second endemic passerine (bird which perches) for the Falkland Islands. The other recorded endemic passerine species is the Cobb’s Wren, which is being helped by Falkland ...