Identification
white-crowned sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Date Taken
January 1, 2007
Location
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Caption
Mountain white-crowned sparrow (Z. l. oriantha). This species breeds only in the high mountain ranges of the west and winters in the southwest. It can be distinguished by the short white eyeline that starts at the eye rather than the bill.
- #Exemplar
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
Contributors
Steve Hinshaw (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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