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Rufous-Collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Description:

The Rufous-collared Sparrow is 13.5–15 cm long and weighs 20–25 g. The adult has a stubby grey bill and a grey head with broad black stripes on the crown sides and thinner stripes through the eye and below the cheeks. The nape and breast sides are rufous and the upperpart are black-streaked buff-brown. There are two white wing bars. The throat is white, and the underparts are off-white, becoming brown on the flanks and with a black breast patch.

Habitat:

Urban Habitats

Notes:

They are really abundant in Bogota, and they are caracterized by its beautiful singing

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Nimbid Ditavi
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Nimbid Ditavi

Bogotá, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 27, 2012
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013

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