Zonotrichia
| Zonotrichia | |
|---|---|
| White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Zonotrichia Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Zonotrichia albicollis Latham, 1790 | |
| Species | |
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Z. leucophrys | |
Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae. 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.