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Sep 04, 2014 — Dr. Curt Stager describes the differences between two variations of the white-throated sparrow; the white-striped form and the tan-striped form.
If you see a sparrow with a white throat at your bird feeder, you can assume you are most likely looking at a white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). It’s as easy as that.
This little leucistic white-throated sparrow is in Little Neck. Reese Lukei photographed a leucistic, or partial albino, white-throated sparrow in his Little Neck yard.
Continent-wide Shifts in Song Dialects of White-Throated Sparrows, Current Biology, published online on 2 July 2020 ahead of print | doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.084 ...
Ken A. Otter, Alexandra Mckenna, Stefanie E. LaZerte, Scott M. Ramsay. Continent-wide Shifts in Song Dialects of White-Throated Sparrows. Current Biology, 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.084 ...
Today, Brooklyn Bird Watch features a Heather Wolf photo of the White-throated Sparrow seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Wikipedia tells us: “The White-throated Sparrow ranks among the most abundant ...