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Zonotrichia atricapilla

(Gmelin, 1789)

Golden-crowned Sparrow

G5Secure Found in 123 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101900
Element CodeABPBXA4030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPasserellidae
GenusZonotrichia
Other Common Names
Bruant à couronne dorée (FR) Gorrión Corona Dorada (ES)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Mitochondrial DNA data indicate that relative to most congeneric avian comparisons, the five species of ZONOTRICHIA are closely related; ATRICAPILLA is most closely related to the white-crowned sparrow, A. LEUCOPHRYS (Zink et al. 1991).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-10
Change Date1996-12-04
Range Extent Comments
BREEDING: western and northern-central Alaska south through western Canada to extreme northern Washington. NON-BREEDING: primarily from southern Alaska and southern British Columbia south (mainly west of Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to northern Baja California, southern California, and southern Arizona (AOU 1983).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Subalpine meadows; thickets along streams; boreal bogs. Montane thickets and shrubbery, dwarf conifers and brushy canyons; in migration and winter in dense brush, thickets, chaparral and gardens (AOU 1983). BREEDING: Usually nests on or near ground, in bank beneath overhanging plants or at base of shrub.

Reproduction

Clutch size usually 3-5.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralAlpineSuburban/orchard
Palustrine Habitats
SCRUB-SHRUB WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5B,N5N,NUM
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5BYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS5BYes
AlbertaS3BYes
United StatesN5B,N5N
ProvinceRankNative
Navajo NationS2NYes
ColoradoSNAYes
NevadaS3NYes
UtahS3NYes
WyomingSNRYes
AlaskaS5BYes
New MexicoS4NYes
CaliforniaSNRNYes
WashingtonS5NYes
OregonS5NYes
ArizonaS1NYes
IdahoSNAYes
Roadless Areas (123)
Alaska (36)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
California (62)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
CuyamaLos Padres National Forest19,631
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
Dennison PeakSequoia National Forest6,293
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
Salt CreekAngeles National Forest11,022
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
Slide CreekSix Rivers National Forest11,458
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Nevada (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bunker HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,569
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
Oregon (11)
AreaForestAcres
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
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