# White-throated Sparrow

*Zonotrichia albicollis*

They exist in two color morphs—white-striped and tan-striped—and almost always mate with the opposite morph.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Passerellidae › Zonotrichia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** decreasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Boreal forests, coniferous woods, and brushy edges; winters in thickets and suburban gardens.
- **Diet:** Omnivorous: primarily seeds and berries, supplemented by insects during the breeding season.
- **Range:** Canada, United States, Mexico
- **Size:** 15-19 cm length; 22-32 g weight
- **Lifespan:** 9-14 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, window collisions, and predation by domestic cats.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and shy. Best observed from a distance with binoculars to avoid causing stress. If you find one stunned by a window strike, place it in a dark, ventilated box and contact a local wildlife rehabilitator.

## About

The white-throated sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ) is a passerine bird of the American sparrow family Passerellidae.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/d7ba8b66-9642-4b0e-b5f9-3789acdfe9ad
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9184
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonotrichia albicollis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/23268661/medium.jpg (Shenandoah  National Park, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), PD, via iNaturalist)

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