white-crowned sparrow
zonotrichia leucophrys latin

Dark-eyed juncos and white-crowned sparrows are common in the summer.

It was also shown that white-crowned sparrows selectively learn songs of conspecifics.

All white-crowned sparrows can sing.

White-crowned Sparrows nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs and lay 3-5 brown-marked grey or greenish-blue eggs.

He could recite the personal stories and mating habits of each of the park's white-crowned sparrows, and recognized the birds from bandings, natural markings and songs.

He was subsequently hired at Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, serving as an assistant curator, specializing in the research and study of white-crowned sparrows.

The Golden-crowned Sparrow spends its winters in flocks with conspecifics, but also often with other sparrow species, especially White-crowned Sparrows.

In wintering bird flocks, white-crowned sparrows display a unique white plumage; the higher the percentage of the crown that consists of white feathers, the higher the status of the individual.

Though he studied dozens of different bird species, Dr. Baptista was best known for his research into the habits of white-crowned sparrows, which nest in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, where the California Academy of Sciences is based.

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys).

Located in the eastern and southern parts of North America, Zonotrichia leucophrys is a species of white-crowned song-birds that exhibit learned vocal behavior.

The White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized sparrow native to North America.