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Rufous-Collared Sparrow

Zonatrichia capensis

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These sparrows were fairly common in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Pictured is an adult.

Habitat:

I usually found them on the ground foraging, or on low rooftops. Sometimes they were in small groups, but this one seemed to be alone.

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