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Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula(Nuttall, T, 1840)

English (US) Harris's Sparrow

The Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) 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 north-central Canada; winters to southern USARange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Zonotrichia querula
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
English (US)
Harris's Sparrow
Described by
(Nuttall, T, 1840)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Fringilla querula
Described by
(Nuttall, T, 1840)
Type locality
few miles west of Independence, Missouri.
Original description
A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada, 2nd ed. ed.2, 1 p.555

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

See all 138 species of the family Passerellidae