GALLERIES > BIRDS > PASSERIFORMES > EMBERIZIDAE > WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW [Zonotrichia leucophrys] [plot on map]
Location: Davis, CaliforniaGPS: 38.6N, -121.7W, elev=25' MAP Date: December 9, 2012 ID : B13K0996 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Lompoc (Ocean Beach County Park), CAGPS: 34.7N, -120.6W, elev=13' MAP Date: January 28, 2023 ID : B13K2338 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OHGPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP Date: May 11, 2013 ID : B13K3115 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Los Angeles, CAGPS: 34.1N, -118.2W, elev=281' MAP Date: March 4, 2017 ID : B13K2538 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Los Angeles, CAGPS: 34.1N, -118.2W, elev=281' MAP Date: March 4, 2017 ID : B13K2570 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: UCR Botanical Gardens, Riverside, CAGPS: 34.0N, -117.3W, elev=1,223' MAP Date: March 5, 2016 ID : B13K1107 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Davis, CaliforniaGPS: 38.6N, -121.7W, elev=25' MAP Date: December 9, 2012 ID : B13K0998 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Magee Marsh (Crane Creek), OHGPS: 41.6N, -83.2W, elev=573' MAP Date: May 4, 2013 ID : B13K2807 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NVGPS: 36.4N, -115.4W, elev=2,907' MAP Date: February 5, 2022 ID : B13K1352 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Playa del Rey (Del Rey Lagoon), CAGPS: 34.0N, -118.5W, elev=3' MAP Date: October 27, 2011 ID : B13K9512 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Cerillos, NMGPS: 35.5N, -106.1W, elev=6,140' MAP Date: February 14, 2012 ID : B13K4101 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Cerillos, NMGPS: 35.5N, -106.1W, elev=6,140' MAP Date: February 14, 2012 ID : B13K4098 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Manhattan Beach (Sand Dune Park), CAGPS: 33.9N, -118.4W, elev=119' MAP Date: December 15, 2012 ID : B13K1375 [4896 x 3264]
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Location: Yosemite Natl Park, CAGPS: 37.9N, -119.3W, elev=8,670' MAP Date: July 10, 2010 ID : 7C2V0017 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Yosemite Natl Park, CAGPS: 37.9N, -119.3W, elev=8,670' MAP Date: July 10, 2010 ID : 7C2V0019 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Lagoon), CAGPS: 33.7N, -118.1W, elev=27' MAP Date: February 8, 2009 ID : 7C2V4482 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Huntington Beach (Bolsa Chica Lagoon), CAGPS: 33.7N, -118.1W, elev=27' MAP Date: February 8, 2009 ID : 7C2V4485 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Morro Bay, CAGPS: 35.3N, -120.9W, elev=0' MAP Date: March 8, 2008 ID : 5366 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Elings Park (SB), CA Date: October 7, 2007 ID : 5606 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Elings Park (SB), CA Date: October 7, 2007 ID : 5607 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ballona Wetlands, CA Date: April 10, 2006 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ballona Wetlands, CA Date: April 10, 2006 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Monterey, CAGPS: 36.6N, -121.9W, elev=14' MAP Date: May 26, 2007 ID : ? [3888 x 2592]
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SPECIES INFO
The White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized sparrow native to North America.
Adults are 18 cm long and have black and white stripes on their head, a grey face, brown streaked upper parts and a long tail. The wings are brown with bars and the underparts are grey. Their bill is pink or yellow. They are similar in appearance to the White-throated Sparrow but do not have the white throat markings.
Their breeding habitat is brushy areas across northern Canada and the western United States. They nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs and lay 3-5 brown-marked grey or greenish-blue eggs.
These birds forage on the ground or in low vegetation, but sometimes make short flights to catch flying insects. They mainly eat seeds, other plant parts and insects. In winter, they often forage in flocks.
The call of the White-crowned Sparrow has many dialects, but the pugetensis subspecies sounds similar to "You can't come and catch me!"
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