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31 Cool Bird Facts #30 – White-crowned Sparrow

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon October 30, 2008May 3, 2011

The White-crowned Sparrow [Zonotrichia leucophrys] is one of the sleekest looking sparrows. Like many sparrow species, it is understudied and has a number of subspecies that may be true species. Because male White-crowned Sparrows learn the songs they grew up with and do not travel far from where they were raised, song dialects frequently form.

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Phriday Photo – White-crowned Sparrow (with a Brown Crown)

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon October 24, 2008May 5, 2011

The White-crowned Sparrows with brown crowns (aka, 1st year birds), always seem to be a bit more bold than those with the sharp white and black crowns. Digiscoped with our sweet Swarovski 80 HD spotting scope and “old reliable” the Canon Rebel XTi.