Will I have to work on Saturdays? http://12yo.icu/ 14yo Swainson's Sparrow is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, which lives in northeastern Africa, largely in the Ethiopian Highlands. It is often considered a race of Grey-headed Sparrow, but it tends to be darker, especially on the head and shoulders. There is a white bar on the shoulder, but this is not always visible. Similarly, the pale chestnut tail and rump is not always visible. The Swainson's Sparrow reaches a body length of 16 centimetres.