White-crowned sparrow: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-crowned sparrow lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	30.7 g (male organism, adult weight); 27.1 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Passerellidae

Where does the white-crowned sparrow live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-crowned sparrow in 4 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a white-crowned sparrow?

Wikidata records the following for the white-crowned sparrow: mass 30.7 g (male organism, adult weight); 27.1 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the white-crowned sparrow endangered?

The white-crowned sparrow’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-crowned sparrow?

The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Passerellidae, genus Zonotrichia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-crowned sparrow

The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 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. While southerly populations in the Rocky Mountains and coast are largely resident, the breeding populations of the northerly part of its range are migratory and can be found as wintering or passage visitors through most of North America south to central Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-crowned sparrow (revision 1380711845), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q686673 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).