Zonotrichia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea

Familia: Passerellidae
Genus: Zonotrichia
Species: Z. albicollis - Z. atricapilla - Z. capensis - Z. leucophrys - Z. querula
Name

Zonotrichia Swainson, 1832
Typus

Fringilla albicollis Gmelin, 1789 = Zonotrichia albicollis

Synonyms

Brachyspiza Ridgway, 1898

References

Swainson, W.J. Northern Zoology. Part II Aves. In: Swainson, W. & Richardson, J. 1831. Fauna boreali-americana, or, The zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part Second, The Birds. pp. 1-523. John Murray. London DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.39293 Original description p.493 BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Sparrows
español: Chingolos
suomi: Amerikansirkut
русский: Зонотрихии
svenska: Bandsparvar

Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae.[1] Four of the species are North American, but the rufous-collared sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on Hispaniola.
Etymology

The genus name Zonotrichia is from Ancient Greek zone, "band", and thrix, trikhos, "hair.[2]
Species

The species in the genus Zonotrichia are:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned sparrow	North America
	Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated sparrow	Canada and New England
	Zonotrichia atricapilla	Golden-crowned sparrow	north-central Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Unimak Island) and central Yukon south to the northwestern corner of the US state of Washington, and wintering from southern coastal Alaska to northern Baja California
	Zonotrichia capensis	Rufous-collared sparrow	south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola
	Zonotrichia querula	Harris's sparrow	north part of central Canada (primarily the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, ranging slightly into northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan)

†Zonotrichia robusta Tonni, 1970 - Miramar Formation, Argentina[3]

These birds have brown backs streaked with black, and distinctive head markings. Their cup nests, built by the female, are of plant material lined with fine grasses and constructed on the ground, low in a tree or bush, or in a niche in a wall.

The female lays brown-blotched greenish-blue or greenish white eggs, which she incubates for 12–14 days. The male helps in feeding the chicks.

Zonotrichia sparrows feed on the ground on seeds, fallen grain, insects and spiders.
References

Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Passerellidae". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
900 m SW of Punta Hermengo at Fossilworks.org