New World Sparrows

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

The Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) is a 20 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Sparrows

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, Panama, Mexico, Paraguay, Curaçao, Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Rep..

Where to see it: PN Los Volcanes · Sector Cerro Verde (El Salvador); Las Quemas Altas (Chile); Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay (Peru); Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile); Faro Punta Carretas (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist