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Identification

Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned sparrow)

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Image of: Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned sparrow)

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Date Taken

January 1, 2007

Location

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Caption

Mountain white-crowned sparrow (Z. l. oriantha). This species breeds only in the high mountain ranges of the west and winters in the southwest. It can be distinguished by the short white eyeline that starts at the eye rather than the bill.

Contributors

Steve Hinshaw (photographer, copyright holder, identification)

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed December 03, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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