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| - | ;Zonotrichia albicollis | + | ;[[:Category:Zonotrichia|Zonotrichia]] albicollis |
| - | [[Image:White-throated_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by KC Foggin<br />Photo of white-striped form, taken: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA.]] | + | [[Image:White-throated_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|White-striped form <br />Photo by {{user|KCFoggin|KCFoggin}}<br /> Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], October 2007]] |
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| - | ==Description== | + | |
| - | The most frequently seen Nearctic sparrow in the Western Palearctic recorded in Iceland and the British Isles, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, Spain and Gibraltar. The first for Norway was recorded in July 2002. British records (c.24) most often on Shetland and usually in May-June but also recorded on the English east coast and the Isle of Man. | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | ==Distribution & Taxonomy== | + | There are both tan-striped and white-striped forms. |
| - | Breeds from north-west Canada east to Labrador and Newfoundland and south to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Winters in the eastern USA from the Great Lakes south to Gulf Coast and Florida, and also on the west coast. | + | *White throat |
| - | There are both tan-striped and white-stripedforms. | + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] with yellow [[Topography#Heads|lores]] |
| | + | *Brown above |
| | + | *Gray/brown below |
| | + | ====Similar Species==== |
| | + | [[White-crowned Sparrow]], which has a light gray throat, and a very broad white median crown stripe with a black border. |
| | + | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Image:WTSparrow.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Tan-striped form <br />Photo by {{user|KCFoggin|KCFoggin}}<br /> Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], November, 2007]] |
| | + | '''Breeds''' from northwest [[Canada]] east to Labrador and [[Newfoundland]] and south to [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Maryland]]. |
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| | + | '''Winters''' in the eastern USA from the Great Lakes south to Gulf Coast and [[Florida]], and also in small numbers on the Pacific coast. |
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| | + | The most frequently seen Nearctic sparrow in the [[Western Palearctic]], recorded in [[Iceland]] and the [[British Isles]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Spain]] and [[Gibraltar]]. The first for [[Norway]] was recorded in July 2002. British records (c.24) most often on [[Shetland]] and usually in May-June but also recorded on the English east coast and the [[Isle of Man]]. |
| | + | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Coniferous forest with dense undergrowth and brushy edges and clearings. On passage and in winter on farmland with hedgerows and thickets, woodland edges, parks and suburban gardens. | | Coniferous forest with dense undergrowth and brushy edges and clearings. On passage and in winter on farmland with hedgerows and thickets, woodland edges, parks and suburban gardens. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | [[Image:030809WTSparrow1a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Transitional Plumage, White-striped form<br /> Photo by {{user|KCFoggin|KCFoggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], [[USA]], March 2009 ]] |
| | + | Forages on the ground. Rather a skulking bird, hides in bushes. |
| | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| | + | '''Song:''' Weak, whistled notes sounding like ''Old Sam Peabody, Peabody''<br /> |
| | + | '''Call:''' Very high pitched, short ''tseeet'' |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition |
| | + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Zonotrichia+albicollis}} | | {{GSearch|Zonotrichia+albicollis}} |
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| | + | {{Video|White-throated_Sparrow}} |
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| - | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Zonotrichia]][[Category:Videos]] |
Current revision
- Zonotrichia albicollis
[edit] Identification
There are both tan-striped and white-striped forms.
[edit] Similar Species
White-crowned Sparrow, which has a light gray throat, and a very broad white median crown stripe with a black border.
[edit] Distribution
Breeds from northwest Canada east to Labrador and Newfoundland and south to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Winters in the eastern USA from the Great Lakes south to Gulf Coast and Florida, and also in small numbers on the Pacific coast.
The most frequently seen Nearctic sparrow in the Western Palearctic, recorded in Iceland and the British Isles, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain and Gibraltar. The first for Norway was recorded in July 2002. British records (c.24) most often on Shetland and usually in May-June but also recorded on the English east coast and the Isle of Man.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
[edit] Habitat
Coniferous forest with dense undergrowth and brushy edges and clearings. On passage and in winter on farmland with hedgerows and thickets, woodland edges, parks and suburban gardens.
[edit] Behaviour
Forages on the ground. Rather a skulking bird, hides in bushes.
[edit] Vocalisation
Song: Weak, whistled notes sounding like Old Sam Peabody, Peabody
Call: Very high pitched, short tseeet
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
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