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white-crowned sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinct black and white stripes on head, but lacks the white throat and dark bill of the white-throated sparrow.

Habitat:

This subspecies breeds along the California coast in coastal sage scrub and coyote brush scrub.

Reference Links:

White-crowned Sparrow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitho…

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