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Golden-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

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The Golden-crowned Sparrow is a striking bird known for its bright yellow crown bordered by black stripes, especially prominent during the breeding season. It is a common winter visitor along the Pacific Coast of North America.
Where to spot
Breeds in dense, low-growing vegetation in Alaska and western Canada. Winters predominantly along the Pacific coast of North America, from British Columbia south to Baja California, Mexico. Found in shrubby areas, forest edges, gardens, and urban parks during winter.
How to spot
Identify by its distinctive golden crown patch, which can vary in intensity. Observe it foraging on the ground or in low shrubs. Listen for its unique, whistled song. Often found in mixed-species flocks with other sparrows.
When to spot
Breeds in summer (May-August). Migrates south in autumn (Sept-Nov) and north in spring (Mar-May). Most easily observed during its wintering period in the western US.
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File:Golden-crowned Sparrow with Crowberry - Zonotrichia atricapilla (20860132384).jpg
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File:Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) (11397573604).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) at ohizumi ryokuchi.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla (20864542053).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Golden-crowned Sparrow with Caterpillar - Zonotrichia atricapilla (21474587862).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Golden-crowned Sparrow with Crowberry - Zonotrichia atricapilla (20860132384).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Golden Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia Atricapilla (63808627).jpeg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:J20151229-0071—Golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)—RPBG (23984831971).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Zonotrichia atricapilla -British Columbia, Canada-8.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
Its song is a simple, melancholic three-note whistle, often described as 'Oh, dear me', which is highly distinctive and easily recognizable.
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