Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
- SpeciesZonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Streak-backed Oriole
Icterus pustulatus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-collared Sparrow at Palo Verde National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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