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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Verified source photographShenandoah National ParkPD · View source
PRB-0325Passeriformes

White-throated Sparrow

Gorrión Gorgiblanco

Zonotrichia albicollis

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.

FamilyPasserellidaeNew World Sparrows
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietHerbivoreOmnivore
Average mass27.483333333333334 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of White-throated Sparrow: call
SpectrogramZonotrichia albicollis

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Sound recorded by Don Henise · XC1084306 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the White-throated Sparrow

The white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a passerine bird of the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It breeds in northern North America and winters in the southern United States.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–1000 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Ground; Shrub / bush / vine; Grass
Clutch
1–7 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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