White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
- SpeciesZonotrichia leucophrys (White-crowned Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Passerella unalaschcensis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 18% of visitor-days record a White-crowned Sparrow sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1598 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.