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Zonotrichia albicollis

(White-throated Sparrow)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Witkeelgors

Common Names in English:

Canada bird, Canada Sparrow, Cherry-bird, Nightingale, Peabody Bird, Peabody-bird, peverly-bird, white-throat, White-throated Sparrow

Common Names in French:

Bruant , bruant à gorge blanche

Common Names in German:

Weißkehlammer, Weisskehlammer

Common Names in Italian:

Passero golabianca

Common Names in Japanese:

ノドシロシトド

Common Names in Spanish:

Chingolo gorgiblanco, Gorri, Gorrión garganta blanca

Common Names in Swedish:

Vitstrupig sparv

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Head : Crown: black or brown between yellow crown stripe and yellow supraloral stripe Face : Supraloral: yellow stripe Bill: dark Neck: Throat : white Body: Underparts: grayish with streaks Upperparts: rusty brown.

Color:

Alternate: Bold black and white (or tan) head stripes · Yellow lores · White throat contrasting with gray breast and cheeks · Brown back with dark streaks · Brown wings with two white wingbars · Whitish belly

Basic and Juvenile : Similar to alternate but duller · Blurry streaks on breast and flanks · Stripes on head tan and brown · Indistinct yellow lores

Size/Age/Growth

About 6.25 to 7.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 8.75 to 10 inches. Adults weigh about 0.9 ounces .

Habitat

Seen in agricultural areas and around feeders in residential areas.

Vegetation: arid lowland scrubs, riparian thickets, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub • Maximum Elevation: 1,200 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,013 meters (0 to 16,447 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Biology

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Diet

Mostly seeds, with lesser quantities of insects and fruit.

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Zonotrichia albicollis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 11-Oct-2007

Similar Species

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White-Crowned Sparrow, Harris Sparrow

Members of the genus Zonotrichia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:

Z. albicollis (White-Throated Sparrow) · Z. atricapilla (Golden-Crowned Sparrow) · Z. capensis (Rufous-Collared Sparrow) · Z. leucophrys (Western White-Crowned Finch) · Z. leucophrys leucophrys (Western White-Crowned Finch) · Z. lincolnii (Australian Cassowary) · Z. querula (Mourning Sparrow) · Z. querula querula (Harris's Sparrow)

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Notes

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 648.510 meters (2,127.657 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,101.510 based on 18,863 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012