White-crowned sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys · Passerellidae

The white-crowned sparrow is a species of passerine bird native to North America. A medium-sized member of the New World sparrow family, this species is marked by a grey face and black and white streaking on the upper head. It breeds in brushy areas in the taiga and tundra of the northernmost parts of the continent and in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific coast.

Where the White-crowned sparrow lives

Recorded in United States of America and Canada (North America).

Most records fall in California, Texas, British Columbia, Arizona, Washington and Oregon.

See the White-crowned sparrow’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 6,702,288 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.