white-throated sparrow

white-throated sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

       
Order

Passeriformes (Perching birds)

Family

Emberizidae (Buntings, American sparrows, and relatives)

Status

Common to abundant migrant, common breeder

Habitat

Breeding: Semi-open coniferous and mixed forests, shrubby forest edges

Migration: Woodlots, wooded parks, riparian brush

Food

 

Size

6½ to 7½

Voice

 


Identification

 


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Species

 


Nesting

 


Range

Breeding: North-central, northeast, central

Winter: N/A

Migration: Throughout

   
 
Sightings

Carver Park Reserve

 

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