Tag: Zonotrichia leucophrys

Natal and breeding dispersal in the mount White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha.

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) Science Article 1 abstract Dispersal data were collected on Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha, an open-nesting migratory songbird breeding in high elevation meadows of the Sierra Nevada of California. Young birds began to move soon after fledging. Although some remained on their meadow of birth until migration, most moved away. […]

White Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Passeriformes Emberizidae White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) [order] Passeriformes | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Zonotrichia leucophrys | [UK] White-Crowned Sparrow | [FR] Bruant à couronne blanche | [DE] Dachsammer | [ES] Sabanero de Corona Blanca | [IT] Passero corona bianca | [NL] Witkruingors Physical charateristics The White-crowned Sparrow is a distinctive bird with bold black and […]