A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Taxonomy Version: IOC 10.1 The Harris's Sparrow is one of the most northern ranging sparrows in North America. The long-legged Harris's Hawk, once known as the Bay-winged Hawk or One-banded Buzzard, was named by John James Audubon for fellow naturalist Edward Harris. Because of its remote habitat and shy behavior in summer, its nest was not discovered until … Species ID #. Scientific name: Zonotrichia querula Harris’s Sparrows have dominance hierarchies in winter, with body size and the extent of black feathering on the bib contributing to a bird’s position in the hierarchy. 1987 and 2007). Return to Brown Birds. Bird & Birding Links; Glossary of Bird Terms; What is Project Beak? In fact, this bird is Canada's only endemic breeder. by Scientific Name. (Richard Joseph) DeLong, Genevieve Edna Newlon, Michael C. Zaletel, Hank Harr, Douglas C. Petersen, Peter C. Schlemmer, Conrad F. Cummins, Raymond L. Mosman, Dean Getscher, Ione Harms, Ronald Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- … The scientific species of querula was given by Thomas Nuttall who was the first to collect the bird for science in 1834. Harris’s Sparrow The behavior of this sparrow is much like that of the white-throated . A grassland bird, this sparrow shares its wintering habitat with the Long-billed Curlew, Chestnut-collared Longspur, and Worthen's Sparrow, an Alliance for Zero Extinction-listed species found only in Mexico. Black-throated Sparrows have neat gray faces set off by two bold white stripes and a neat black triangular patch on the throat. On its winter range, one can find Harris's Sparrow around woodland edges, brushy fence lines, brush piles, or thickets. Here’s how you can unleash your inner birder and connect with the natural world!" Harris's Sparrow, Harris's Woodpecker, etc., bring it before us in the Check-List, but there are comparatively few who know aught of … Our cover photo (above) shows a Harris's Sparrow feeding on the seeds of Smartweed (the pink flowers; a kind of Knotweed/Polygonum - and favorite food of all sparrows). Harris's Sparrow . Common Name(s): Harris's Sparrow, Harris' Sparrow, Black-hood, Hooded Sparrow, Mourning Sparrow Scientific Name: Zonotrichia querula Taxonomy Group: Birds COSEWIC Range: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario COSEWIC Assessment Date and Status Change: April 2017 COSEWIC Status: Special Concern COSEWIC Status Criteria: COSEWIC Reason for Designation: This northern ground-nesting bird is the only songbird that breeds exclusively … This big, elegant sparrow is a bird of the heartland, nesting in north-central Canada, wintering mainly on the southern Great Plains. Predators at the nest can including varied terrestrial mammals, including arctic ground squirrels and stoats. Harris' Sparrow. 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. Harris's sparrows provide an easy target for these predators. The common name derives from Edward Harris (1799-1863) a benefactor of John J. Audubon. Its summer range is in the central northern regions and it spends its winters in the central most southern states. Their breeding habitat is the north part of central Canada (primarily the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, ranging slightly into northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan). Species (Common Name) Harris's Sparrow Species (Scientific Name) Zonotrichia querula Number of individuals 1 Have you submitted this to eBird?