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Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapillaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Golden-crowned Sparrow Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Brown.
  • Head Pattern: Striped
  • Crown Color: Yellow and black.
  • Forehead Color: Yellow
  • Nape Color: Black
  • Throat Color: Gray
  • Cere color: No Data
Golden-crowned Sparrow Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 18 cm (7 in)
  • Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
  • Size: Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color Primary: Brown
  • Underparts: Gray with brown breast, flanks and sides.
  • Upperparts: Brown with black and brown streaking.
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Golden-crowned Sparrow Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Short flights wih rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 25 cm (9.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Dark Brown
  • Under Tail: Dark Brown
  • Leg Color: Pink
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Family
Species Zonotrichia atricapilla
Length7 Inches
Wingspan9.75 Inches

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow: Large sparrow, brown-streaked upperparts and plain gray breast. Yellow crown is bordered by a wide black cap; cheek and collar are black. Bill is gray. Wings are brown with two white bars. Short flights, alternates rapid wing beats with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.

● Song: "oh-dear-me", "I'm so weary", "tseet", "chink"

● Foraging & Feeding: Golden-crowned Sparrow: Diet consists of seeds, insects, flowers, buds, small seedlings, fruits, and berries; forages on the ground and in low foliage.

● Breeding & nesting: Golden-crowned Sparrow: Three to five creamy white to pale blue eggs with brown blotches are laid in a neat nest cup well hidden in a dense weed clump or bush. Incubation ranges from 11 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Golden-crowned Sparrow: Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow has a pink to orange bill, brown striped head, and a buff back with rufous streaks. House Sparrow has a heavier bill, shorter tail, and is paler brown overall.

Flight Pattern

Short flights wih rapid wing beats.
Golden-crowned Sparrow Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Golden-crowned Sparrow: Breeds from western Alaska south to northwestern Washington. Spends winters from Kodiak Island and coastal Alaska south to Baja California. Preferred habitats include alpine meadows and coniferous forest clearings; winters in coastal brushlands and chaparral.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.1 Ounces