White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys - Bruant à couronne blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Passerellidés
Genus
:
Zonotrichia
Species
:
leucophrys

Descriptor

Forster, JR, 1772

Biometrics

Size
: 18 cm
Wingspan
: 21 à 24 cm.
Weight
: 25 à 28 g

Longevity

13 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys (c and e Canada)
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii (Alaska and w Canada)
Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli (wc California. w USA.)
Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis (sw Canada and nw USA)
Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha (inland sw Canada and w USA)

Foreign names

Bruant à couronne blanche,
Chingolo coroniblanco,
tico-tico-coroado,
Dachsammer,
koronás verébsármány,
Witkruingors,
Passero coronabianca,
vitkronad sparv,
Hvitkronespurv,
strnádlik jazvečí,
strnadec bělopásý,
Hvidkronet Spurv,
juovapääsirkku,
sit de coroneta blanca,
Kúftittlingur,
pasówka białobrewa,
baltgalvas zvirbulis,
vrabonad,
Белобровая зонотрихия,
ミヤマシトド,
白冠带鹀,
vitkronad sparv,
白冠帶鵐,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate ; Shrubland : Boreal, Temperate ; Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Sparrows and Buntings, BYers Clive
All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest