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Taxonomy:
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Zonotrichia
Species:
Z. atricapilla
Common Name:
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Conservation Status:
LC
Subspecies:
none
The golden-crowned sparrow is a large New World sparrow found in the western portions of North America. The genus name, Zonotrichia is from ancient Greek: zone meaning band and thrix meaning hair.
Description
Length:
6 to 7 inches
Wingspan:
9.74 inches
Male:
Slightly peaked golden crown with black borders which is duller in winter.
Back and scupulars have broad brownish-black streaks
Underpart are grayish-brown with a plain gray nape, paler on belly
Rump is unstreaked. Tail is relatively long and square-tipped
Upper mandible is dusky (upper bill is darker) pale lower mandible.
Female:
Similar to the male but slightly smaller than male.
Immature:
Immature crown is finely streaked.
Juvenile:
Juvenile like immature but streaked.
Habitat:
Numerous in summer near shrubs near timberline and near bogs, wet ravines.
Winters in dense brush.
Range:
Breeding: West coast of the continent
including summers and nesting in British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
AK,; YT,; N. BC,; W. SK.
Migrating: Year round on the coast of British Columbia.
BC, CAN; E. WA; N.; ID,; E. OR,; W. NV,; SE. CA.
Wintering: Winters along the states of California, Oregon,
Washington and northwestern Nevada.
S. BC; to BN, MEX,; (W. WA,; W. OR,; N. and W. CA,; S. Colorado River.)
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