White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)


Group	Sparrows
Code	ABPBXA4040
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Emberizidae
Author	(Forster, 1772)
Rank	G5 (definitions)
Occurrence	M (definitions)
Scale	N (definitions)

County List:


Western UP	none
Eastern UP	none
Northern LP	none
Southern LP	none

Rule:

Mixed Forested/Nonforested or Nonforested Landscapes

      Upland Brush
      or Savanna

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Habitat List:

Habitats	Regen	Sap	Pole	Sm Saw	Lg Saw	Uneven
Aspen	no	no	no	no	no	-
Paper Birch	no	no	no	no	no	-
Oak	no	no	no	no	no	no
Assorted Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Spruce/Fir	no	no	no	no	no	no
Hemlock	no	no	no	no	no	no
Jack Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Red Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
White Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Conifer Plantations	no	no	no	no	no	-
Mixed Upland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Upland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Swamp Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch	no	no	no	no	no	no
Bottomland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Tamarack	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern White Cedar	no	no	no	no	no	no
Black Spruce	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Non-Forested	Upland Brush, Savanna
Special Features	Edges

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Literature:

DeGraaf, R. M. and J. H. Rappole. 1995. Neotropical migratory birds. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. 676pp

Habitat: Frequents valleys, brushy hillsides, roadside vegetation, and cultivated fields. Uses edge habitats and brush piles during winter.

Special Habitat Requirements: Thickets, hedgerows, or edge.

Kaufman, K. 1996. Lives of North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 675 pp.

Habitat: Boreal scrub, forest edges, thickets, chaparral, gardens, parks; in winter, also farms and desert washes. In winter, also found in hedgerows, overgrown fields, desert washes.

Diet: Mostly seeds, other vegetable matter, and insects. Apparently feeds mostly on seeds in winter, mainly those of weeds and grasses. Feeds on other vegetable matter at various seasons, including buds, flowers, moss capsules, willow catkins, berries, and small fruits.