Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Rufous-collared Sparrow
The Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Zonotrichia capensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-collared Sparrow
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 28 subspecies for this species.
- Zonotrichia capensis septentrionalis
- Zonotrichia capensis antillarum
- Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis
- Zonotrichia capensis insularis
- Zonotrichia capensis venezuelae
- Zonotrichia capensis inaccessibilis
- Zonotrichia capensis perezchinchillorum
- Zonotrichia capensis roraimae
- Zonotrichia capensis macconnelli
- Zonotrichia capensis capensis
- Zonotrichia capensis bonnetiana
- Zonotrichia capensis tocantinsi
- Zonotrichia capensis novaesi
- Zonotrichia capensis matutina
- Zonotrichia capensis subtorquata
- Zonotrichia capensis illescasensis
- Zonotrichia capensis markli
- Zonotrichia capensis huancabambae
- Zonotrichia capensis peruviensis
- Zonotrichia capensis pulacayensis
- Zonotrichia capensis carabayae
- Zonotrichia capensis antofagastae
- Zonotrichia capensis arenalensis
- Zonotrichia capensis sanborni
- Zonotrichia capensis hypoleuca
- Zonotrichia capensis choraules
- Zonotrichia capensis chilensis
- Zonotrichia capensis australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla capensis
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- 'Cape of Good Hope' [= ÃŽle de Cayenne, French Guiana, vide Buffon, 1770-1786, Hist. Nat. Ois., 4, p. 109].
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.165
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family New World Sparrows
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Passerella iliaca
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Junco hyemalis
Guadalupe Junco
Junco insularis
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Baird's Junco
Junco bairdi
Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Sagebrush Sparrow
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