Illinois
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(L 7" WS 9.5" Wt 1 oz)
Oak Park
yard birds
Found throughout No. Amer.
in winter...summers in
northern Canada and Alaska.
in winter...summers in
northern Canada and Alaska.
07May2005
10May2011
Illinois Beach St Pk
14Sept2010
juvenile
10May2011
Zonotrichia in Greek means
band and small bird; leucophrys
in Greek means white-browed.
band and small bird; leucophrys
in Greek means white-browed.
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Much of what we know about song
learning in birds is based on
studies of White-crowned
Sparrows.
learning in birds is based on
studies of White-crowned
Sparrows.
(David Allen Sibley)