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White-crowned Sparrow
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Brushy open country.
Diet: Seeds.
Best time to spot: Winter flocks in the South and West.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The White-crowned Sparrow sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the new world sparrows family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- White-throated SparrowCommon · Thickets
- Golden-crowned SparrowRare · Brush
- Harris's SparrowUncommon · Brush
- Montezuma QuailRare · Brushy open country
- Mountain QuailRare · Brushy open country
- Scaled QuailRare · Brushy open country
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