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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
, WHTSP
EURING No:
18400
Number in Britain:
1 record/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 26 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: zone =girdle + trikhos =hair
and L.: albus =white + Mod. L. collus =neck
World Distribution:
BREEDS n North America, WINTERS: south to Mexico
Habitat:
Open woodland, bogs
Diet:
In summer, insects and some fruit, in winter, mostly small seeds and fruit
TitBit:
Occurs in two colour forms (white and tan crowned), males of both types prefer females with white stripes, but both females prefer tan-striped males, so birds usually mate with the opposite morph
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Western Isles, 1909
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
27
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Highland
(1970),
Outer Hebrides
(1909),
Orkney
(1996),
Shetland
(2003),
North-east England:
North-west England:
Cheshire
(2003),
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
Gwynedd
(1967),
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Llwyd Gyddfwyn
Danish:
Hvidstubet spurv
Dutch:
Witkeelgors
Finnish:
Valkokurkkusirkku
French:
Bruant à gorge blanche
German:
Weißkehlammer
Hungarian:
Fehértorkú sármánpinty
Icelandic:
Hörputittlingur
Irish:
Gealbhan Píbgheal
Italian:
Passero golabianca
Norwegian:
Hvitstrupespurv
Polish:
Pasówka bialogardla
Portuguese:
Escrevedeira-de-garganta-branca
Spanish:
Chingolo gorgiblanco
Swedish:
Vitstrupig sparv
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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