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Zonotrichia albicollis · Family Passerellidae

Zonotrichia albicollis

Family Passerellidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
GBIF occurrence records
9,647,398
Countries and territories with records
27
White-throated sparrow
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About this species

This species has 9,647,398 occurrence records from 27 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (81.5%) and Canada (18.4%); together they account for 99.9% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.71% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Zonotrichia albicollis combines the genus name Zonotrichia with the species epithet albicollis. The Warbla app catalog lists 5 species of the genus Zonotrichia; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia atricapilla and Zonotrichia capensis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 129 species of the family Passerellidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Melospiza melodia. Its record count is 11.9 times the family average (810,852). The family Passerellidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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