Common Names
- White-crowned Sparrow (en)
- Gorrión corona blanca (es)
- Bruant à couronne blanche (fr)
- Dachsammer (de)
Taxonomy
- Passeriformes
- Passerellidae
- Zonotrichia leucophrys
A mid-sized sparrow, breeding and nesting in the northern part of Canada, migratory, spending winter south of central Mexico. Can be seen in the area during migration North. Forage on the ground, mostly seeds, plants and insects.
Seen only once in Tadoussac in May during the migration of this species.
White and black stripes on the head, gray throat, neck and body. Very similar to White-throated Sparrow but without the yellow stripes and no white throat.
Tadoussac - 2018-05-20
NIKON D500; 300mm f/4.0; Focal Length 420mm; Exposure 1/1000; Aperture f5.6; Iso 900;
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