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White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Emberizidae
Genus: Zonotrichia
Species: albicollis
Binomial name
Zonotrichia albicollis

The White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Emberizidae.

It is a North American species, breeding in central Canada and New England. In winter it migrates to the southern USA. This bird is a rare vagrant to western Europe.

The rufous wings and white throat make this an easy species to identify. Some birds have a tan supercilium and browner head thn the more common white-striped form.

Its song is a high monotone whistle with the cadence of oh sweet Canada, Canada, Canada.



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