White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys (JR Forster, 1772)
WHCSP
18390
Family: Passeriformes > Passerellidae
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A common breeding bird across much of Canada and the north-western United States, White-crowned Sparrows normally winter in the United States and Mexico. A few individuals have occurred in Britain & Ireland, some of which have hitched a lift on ships carrying grain.
Because male White-crowned Sparrows learn the songs they grew up with and do not travel far from where they were raised, song dialects form – males on the edge of two dialects may be 'bilingual'.
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
Occupied 10-km squares in UK
No. occupied in winter | 1 |
% occupied in winter | 0.03 |
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about White-crowned Sparrow, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes ![]() |
5-letter code: WHCSP | Euring: 18390 |
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