Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Nuttall, 1840)

Habitat
Temperate grassland and shrubland, boreal shrubland, tundra.

Range (Guide)

Canada, USA (B).

Breeds in Canada from northern Mackenzie (possibly from Yukon) east to central Nunavut, south to north-eastern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba and north-western Ontario. Winters in central and southern USA primarily from south-western South Dakota, northern Nebraska and central Iowa south, east of foothills and west of R Mississippi, to south-central and central Texas.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 4,000,000 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) [XC217130]
by Terry Davis from 2 (near Stonewall), De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States (alarm call, call, \)

Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) [XC142837]
by Ian Cruickshank from 3 km south of Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus probably close to Junco.

References
See References.

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