White-crowned Sparrow
(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNA - No Status Rank |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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5½″ to 7″ in length 9½″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Forest edges and clearings, shrubby meadows, bogs, and thickets |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late April to early June and early September to late November |
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Nesting |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon to locally common migrant |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
Family |
Passerellidae (New World sparrows) | ||
Genus |
Zonotrichia (crowned sparrows) | ||
New World sparrows were traditionally combined with buntings into the family Emberizidae. Recent phylogenetic analysis (Barker et al. 2013) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis (Klicka et al. 2014) found that the Old World buntings should be separated as a sister to New World sparrows. New World sparrows have been separated into a new family, Passerellidae. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Eastern White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys) Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) Nuttall’s White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli) Puget Sound White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis) |
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Gregory Gilman |
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Slideshows |
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| White-crowned Sparrow Allen Chartier |
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| White-crowned Sparrow Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Eastern White-crowned Sparrow JMC Nature Photos |
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Other Videos |
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| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Oregon, USA Rob Mutch |
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About
Uploaded on Dec 15, 2011 Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_Sparrow Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): http://eol.org/pages/1052728/overview |
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| White-crowned Sparrow in Maine WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Published on May 15, 2012 Here in Maine we only see white-crowned sparrows during spring and fall migration. I always have a few stop to feed during their lengthy migration. They're especially fond of the seeds of dandy lions growing in the lawn. © 2012 Garth McElroy. www.wildbirdvideos.com Licsense my content at paya.com License at http://www.paya.com/videos/135183 |
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| White crowned Sparrow.avi Gordon Wildman |
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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2010 White-crowned Sparrows in and around the Portland Oregon area. |
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| White-crowned Sparrow naturalist97333 |
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About
Published on Mar 18, 2011 White-crowned Sparrows are common in western Oregon. Adults have black and white head stripes. Fledglings are brown and streaky, and soon thereafter, immature birds look similar to adults but have tan and brown head stripes. They have sweet songs that vary between individuals and from place to place. |
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| White-crowned Sparrow in Maine - II WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Published on May 20, 2013 It's always great to hear white-crowned sparrows sing on their way north! License at http://www.paya.com/videos/1128088 |
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Visitor Sightings |
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| Lori 5/1/2023 |
Location: St. Cloud, MN There were 2 in my Lilac bushes below my window feeder. |
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| Doug McEvers 1/8/2023 |
Location: 3 miles NE of Barnesville, MN We have a White Crowned Sparrow here for the last several weeks. Sighted again today (1-8-2023) under our bird feeders. Our farm is located 3 miles NE of Barnesville, MN. |
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| Lynn 10-11-2021 |
Location: 4 miles east of Deerwood Mn. foraging on edge of grave driveway out in countryside old Farmstead, 2 days now, finding seed from plants. |
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| Ann 5/14/2019 |
Location: Minneapolis Today: Visited my feeder (Black oil sunflowers) A week ago: Foraged on the ground in the bushes. Neat to see! |
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| Phil 5/17/2019 |
Location: Cloquet, MN First time I have seen this bird at the feeder in front of my house which hosts a lot of regular sparrows and chickadees |
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| Natalie K 4/22/2019 |
Location: South Saint Paul First time ever seeing one! Foraging in the backyard wood chip area. |
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| Verna 4/30/2017 |
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota First time spotting this one at our feeder! |
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| LoriMinnesota 4/26/2017 |
Location: Arlington, Minnesota (Sibley County) First time I ever saw one in Minnesota. |
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| Helen 4/26/2016 |
Location: St. Paul |
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| Deb 4/25/2016 |
Location: SE Rochester, MN |
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| Bill Reynolds 5/15/2011 |
Location: Pennington County |
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| Gregory Gilman 1/19/2011 |
Location: Rochester, MN |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
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Burnsville, MN Lakeville, MN |
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