Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall, 1840)
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, is a passerine of the New World sparrows that breeds in north and central Canada and spends the non-breeding season in the south-central United States. It nests in stunted conifer forest and nearby scrub, often close to the edge of tree growth in boreal and forest-tundra country. The bird is notable for its striking breeding plumage, with a pink bill and bold black markings on the head and upper breast set against grey sides of the head and neck, plus two white wing bars.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- North America: nc and c Canada
- Nonbreeding range
- sc USA
