A White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) perched on a fence near Beaverhill Lake, Alberta, Canada.
The white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is a medium-sized sparrow native to North America. Adults are 18 cm (7 in) long and have black and white stripes on their head, a gray face, brown streaked upper parts and a long tail. The wings are brown with bars and the underparts are gray. Their bill is pink or yellow. They are similar in appearance to the white-throated sparrow, but do not have the white throat markings or yellow lores. Their breeding habitat is brushy areas across northern Canada and the western United States. *** Description sourced from Wikipedia (2018).
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Location: Beaverhill Lake, Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Felix Choo / Alamy / Afripics
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