White-Crowned Sparrow Animal Pictures
Zonotrichia leucophrys
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White-crowned Sparrow singing on a branch with red berries
The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized New World sparrow native to North America.
Female White-crowned Sparrow perched in a tree
Females lay between two and six (four to five on average) pale green eggs with reddish brown spots. Females incubate by themselves for 11 to 14 days, and both parents assist in feeding the nestlings (mainly insects).
White-crowned sparrow nest with eggs in forest
The nest is placed on the ground in a shallow depression near the base of shrubs or grass in the northern regions. Populations further south tend to put theirs in shrubs a few feet off the ground.
