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White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

English (US) White-throated Sparrow

The White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: breeds northern North America; winters to southern USA and northern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Zonotrichia albicollis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-throated Sparrow
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Fringilla albicollis
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Type locality
Pennsylvania ; based on Edwards, 1760, Glean. Nat. Hist., 2, p. 198, pi. 304, 'The white-throated Sparrow.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.921

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 138 species of the family Passerellidae