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Golden-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nevada.January 1,552, February 1,396, March 1,816, April 2,800, May 3,789, June 3,098, July 2,434, August 1,985, September 2,085, October 1,823, November 1,435, December 1,481.
United States33,825
Nevada25,694
California24,831
Canada8,268
British Columbia8,062
Oregon4,558
Washington3,357
Colorado2,662
Arizona2,328
Ontario2,044

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyNew World Sparrows · Passerellidae
GenusZonotrichia Sparrows · Zonotrichia

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