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Rufous-collared sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis · Family Passerellidae
Zonotrichia capensis
Family Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 1,587,649
- Countries and territories with records
- 33
About this species
This species has 1,587,649 occurrence records from 33 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Argentina (20.4%), Colombia (19.4%), Chile (15.3%), Brazil (10.9%) and Costa Rica (10.7%); together they account for 76.6% of the total. In Argentina, this species accounts for 2.1% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Zonotrichia capensis combines the genus name Zonotrichia with the species epithet capensis. The Warbla app catalog lists 5 species of the genus Zonotrichia; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Zonotrichia albicollis, Zonotrichia leucophrys and Zonotrichia atricapilla.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 129 species of the family Passerellidae. This species ranks 16th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Melospiza melodia. Its record count is 2 times the family average (810,852). The family Passerellidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.