Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Flickr photo 'Zonotrichia atricapilla' by: Blake Matheson.

Flickr photo 'Zonotrichia atricapilla II' by: Blake Matheson.

Flickr photo 'Golden Crowned Sparrow' by: TT_MAC.

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Species group: Birds

Found in: Salish Sea-reliant birds, Salish Sea-reliant birds, Terrestrial vertebrates: birds

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Classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Craniata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Emberizidae

Genus:

Zonotrichia

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Distribution
Size
Habitat
Migration
Trophic Strategy
Life Expectancy
Reproduction
Molecular Biology
Conservation Status

Distribution

Range

Breeds Alaska and w Canada; > to Sonora and Baja Calif..

References:

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-che...

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Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

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occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Breeding

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Global Range: BREEDING: western and northern-central Alaska south through western Canada to extreme northern Washington. NON-BREEDING: primarily from southern Alaska and southern British Columbia south (mainly west of Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to northern Baja California, southern California, and southern Arizona (AOU 1983).

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Size

Length: 18 cm

Weight: 29 grams

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Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Systems

Terrestrial
Freshwater

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Comments: Subalpine meadows; thickets along streams; boreal bogs. Montane thickets and shrubbery, dwarf conifers and brushy canyons; in migration and winter in dense brush, thickets, chaparral and gardens (AOU 1983). BREEDING: Usually nests on or near ground, in bank beneath overhanging plants or at base of shrub.

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Migration

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Begins northward migration in April, arrives in nesting areas in May (Terres 1980).

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Trophic Strategy

Comments: Eats flowers, buds, seeds, fruit, and some insects. Usually forages on the ground. Winter food is predominantly vegetable matter (Oberholser 1974).

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Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

Maximum longevity: 10.5 years (wild)

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AnAge

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Reproduction

Clutch size usually 3-5.

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Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Zonotrichia atricapilla

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 6 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

CCTCTACCTAATTTTCGGCGCATGAGCTGGAATAGTGGGTACCGCCCTAAGCCTTCTCATCCGGGCAGAACTAGGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTCCTGGGAGACGACCAAGTCTATAACGTAGTCGTCACAGCCCACGCCTTTGTAATAATCTTCTTCATAGTTATACCAATCATAATCGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGACTAGTCCCTCTAATAATCGGAGCCCCAGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTACTCCCCCCATCTTTCCTCCTCCTCCTAGCATCTTCTACCGTCGAAGCAGGTGTCGGCACAGGCTGAACAGTATACCCCCCACTAGCAGGCAATCTAGCCCATGCTGGAGCCTCAGTCGACCTTGCAATTTTCTCCCTACACCTAGCCGGTATCTCCTCAATCCTAGGGGCCATCAACTTCATTACAACAGCAATCAACATAAAACCCCCCGCCCTTTCACAATACCAAACCCCCTTATTTGTATGATCAGTCCTAATCACTGCAGTCCTACTACTCCTATCCCTTCCAGTCCTTGCTGCAGGAATCACAATACTCCTTACAGACCGCAACCTTAACACCACATTCTTCGACCCTGCCGGAGGAGGGGACCCCGTCCTATATCAACACCTGTTCTGATTCTTTGGCCACCCNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Zonotrichia atricapilla

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2009

Assessor/s

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

Contributor/s

Justification

This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

History

2008

Least Concern
2004

Least Concern

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National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N5B - Secure

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N5B,N5N : N5B: Secure - Breeding, N5N: Secure - Nonbreeding

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

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NatureServe Explorer

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ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101900

Classification

Other Global Common Names:

Gorrión Corona Dorada - bruant à couronne dorée

Synonyms:

Taxonomy:

Informal Taxonomy:

Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Perching Birds

Formal Taxonomy:

Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Passeriformes - Emberizidae - Zonotrichia - Mitochondrial DNA data indicate that relative to most congeneric avian comparisons, the five species of ZONOTRICHIA are closely related; ATRICAPILLA is most closely related to the white-crowned sparrow, A. LEUCOPHRYS (Zink et al. 1991).

Ecology and Life History

Short General Description:

A small bird (sparrow).

Description:

Habitat Type Description:

Migration:

false - false - true - Begins northward migration in April, arrives in nesting areas in May (Terres 1980).

Non-migrant:

false

Locally Migrant:

false

Food Comments:

Eats flowers, buds, seeds, fruit, and some insects. Usually forages on the ground. Winter food is predominantly vegetable matter (Oberholser 1974).

Phenologies:

Reproduction Comments:

Clutch size usually 3-5.

Ecology Comments:

Length:

Unit of Length:

Weight:

Unit of Weight:

grams

Conservation Status

NatureServe Conservation Status:

NatureServe Global Status Rank:

Global Status Last Reviewed:

1996-12-04

Global Status Last Changed:

1996-12-04

Other Status:

LC - Least concern

Distribution

Conservation Status Map:

Global Range:

BREEDING: western and northern-central Alaska south through western Canada to extreme northern Washington. NON-BREEDING: primarily from southern Alaska and southern British Columbia south (mainly west of Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to northern Baja California, southern California, and southern Arizona (AOU 1983).

Global Range Code:

Global Range Description:

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Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned Sparrow

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Distribution

Range

National Distribution

Canada

United States

Size

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Migration

Trophic Strategy

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

Reproduction

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Zonotrichia atricapilla

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Zonotrichia atricapilla

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Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Data Sources

Table of Contents

Range

National Distribution

Canada

United States

Habitat and Ecology

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

Barcode data: Zonotrichia atricapilla

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Zonotrichia atricapilla

IUCN Red List Assessment

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

United States

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