Species: Zonotrichia albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
Genus
Zonotrichia
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Gorrión Garganta Blanca - bruant à gorge blanche
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 (Zink et al. 1991). ZONOTRICHIA PENSYLVANICA (e.g., Oberholser 1974) is an invalid name for this species (Banks and Browning 1995).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A small bird (sparrow).
Migration
false - false - true
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Eats mostly weeds seeds, also small fruits, buds, and insects; forages mostly on ground (Terres 1980).
Reproduction Comments
Clutch size 4-6. Rarely more than 1 brood per year. Incubation 11-14 days, by female. Young tended by both parents, leave nest at 7-12 days (usually 8-9), can fly about 2-3 days later.
Length
17
Weight
26
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-12-04
Global Status Last Changed
1996-12-04
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
BREEDING: southeastern Yukon to Labrador, south to central British Columbia, southern Saskatchewan, Great Lakes region, West Virginia, and New Jersey. NON-BREEDING: southeastern Iowa to southern New England, south to northeastern Mexico, Gulf Coast, and southern Florida, west across southwestern U.S. to California.