White-crowned Sparrow Images

White-crowned Sparrow Images, Facts and Information:

Zonotrichia leucophrys

  • White-crowned Sparrows are one of the easier sparrow species to identify as adults because of the bold white and black stripes on their heads. There are five currently recognized subspecies of white-crowned sparrow (pugetensis, gambelii, nuttalli, oriantha, and leucophrys), varying in breeding distribution migratory route.
  • White-crowned Sparrows appear over much of North America during their breeding and nonbreeding season. They can be found in open woods, open grasslands, gardens, mountains, forests, and backyards.
  • Male White-crowned Sparrows do most of the singing, but females also sing.
  • White-crowned Sparrows will come to bird feeders. They mainly eat seeds but during the summer they will eat caterpillars, wasps, beetles, and other insects.
  • Female White-crowned Sparrows build their nests on or near the ground and will lay 4 to 6 eggs which take 11 to 14 days to hatch with the female doing the incubating. They can have between 1 to 3 broods a season.
  • White-crowned Sparrows can live up to 13 years.

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