White-throated sparrow

White-throated sparrow
White-throated sparrow in Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Zonotrichia
Species:
Z. albicollis
Binomial name
Zonotrichia albicollis
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Range
  Year-round
  Breeding areas
  Migration areas
  Non-breeding areas
Close-up of a white-throated sparrow head, with bright white throat and yellow lore
White-throated sparrows prefer to forage on the ground.

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Zonotrichia albicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22721085A138469176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22721085A138469176.en. Retrieved 25 March 2022.