Summary ³

L 7” Wt. 1oz
Description: The White-crowned Sparrow is a large sparrow with a short orange pink bill and a long tail. The adults have white and black stripes on their heads, a clear gray breast and a brown streaky wing.

Habitat: Brushy woods and thickets.

Fun Facts: One White-crowned Sparrow was tracked to fly 300 miles in one night.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) islandstewards, all rights reserved
2. (c) Yathin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/36751725@N00/2113438171
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonotrichia_leucophrys

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

iNat Map