Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
   (L 5" Wt 0.7- 0.9 oz)
Famous for its diverse songs
...from from south Mexico to
Tierra del Fuego.
Savegra Mountain
Lodge
21,25Jan2022
© Walter A
Thurber
Macaulay
Library
Zonotrichia in Greek means
band/small bird; capensis
means
of cape.
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The sparrow flying behind the
hawk thinks the hawk is fleeing.
(Japanese Proverb)