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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis · Passerellidae
Where it's found
Every region with White-throated Sparrow in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | Rare | #305 | Introduced |
| Canada | Common | #856 | |
| Mexico | Rare | #1552 | |
| Norway | Legendary | #623 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Common | #327 | |
| Spain | Rare | #850 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Rare | #807 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1492 | |
| Alabama | Common | #503 | |
| Alaska | Uncommon | #591 | |
| Alberta | Common | #212 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #675 | |
| Arkansas | Common | #453 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #620 | |
| California | Uncommon | #872 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #626 | |
| Connecticut | Common | #480 | |
| Delaware | Common | #442 | |
| District of Columbia | Common | #337 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #645 | |
| Georgia | Common | #507 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #479 | |
| Illinois | Common | #493 | |
| Indiana | Common | #445 | |
| Iowa | Common | #444 | |
| Kansas | Common | #505 | |
| Kentucky | Common | #432 | |
| Louisiana | Common | #507 | |
| Maine | Common | #502 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #443 | |
| Maryland | Common | #497 | |
| Massachusetts | Common | #553 | |
| Michigan | Common | #515 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #510 | |
| Mississippi | Common | #456 | |
| Missouri | Common | #452 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #514 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #512 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #548 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #444 | |
| New Hampshire | Common | #469 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #534 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #649 | |
| New York | Common | #599 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #431 | |
| North Carolina | Common | #527 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #435 | |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #303 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #507 | |
| Nunavut | Rare | #193 | |
| Ohio | Common | #505 | |
| Oklahoma | Common | #522 | |
| Ontario | Common | #572 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #635 | |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #502 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #333 | |
| Québec | Common | #531 | |
| Rhode Island | Common | #439 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #430 | |
| South Carolina | Common | #482 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #477 | |
| Tennessee | Common | #479 | |
| Texas | Common | #797 | |
| Utah | Uncommon | #548 | |
| Vermont | Common | #421 | |
| Virginia | Common | #542 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #602 | |
| West Virginia | Common | #388 | |
| Wisconsin | Common | #508 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #486 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #351 | |
| Belgium | Rare | #721 | Vagrant |
| Denmark | Rare | #574 | Vagrant |
| France | Rare | #815 | Vagrant |
| Germany | Rare | #813 | Vagrant |
| Iceland | Rare | #389 | Vagrant |
| Ireland | Rare | #504 | Vagrant |
| Netherlands | Rare | #627 | Vagrant |
| Portugal | Rare | #725 | Vagrant |
| Sweden | Rare | #669 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A large sparrow with a white throat, a striped head with yellow spots before the eye and a grey breast; sings 'Oh sweet Canada Canada'.
Where
Boreal and parkland forest edges and bogs.
When
May to October.
Tips
The yellow lores and white throat patch. White-crowned has no throat patch and a pink bill.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#211 · Common🐦White-crowned Sparrow
#213 · Common🐦Clay-colored Sparrow
#210 · Common🐦Dark-eyed Junco
#214 · Common🐦Vesper Sparrow
#209 · Common🐦Lincoln's Sparrow
#215 · Uncommon
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