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.

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) [XC142839]
by Bill Maley from 3 km south of Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada (call, song)

Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia) [XC128725]
by Jonathon Jongsma from DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, Nebraska, United States (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus probably close to Junco.

References
See References.

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