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Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned sparrow)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Taxonomy
Emberiza leucophrys was named by Forster (1772). It is extant.

It was recombined as Zonotrichia leucophrys by Dawson (1948), Wetmore (1956), Guthrie (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1772Emberiza leucophrys Forster
1948Zonotrichia leucophrys Dawson p. 61
1956Zonotrichia leucophrys Wetmore p. 101
1992Zonotrichia leucophrys Guthrie p. 325
2017Zonotrichia leucophrys Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
genusZonotrichiaSwainson 1832
speciesleucophrys(Forster 1772)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 [white-crowned sparrow]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58800 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Zonotrichia leucophrys (20384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Zonotrichia leucophrys (176098)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Zonotrichia leucophrys (20350 20385)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Zonotrichia leucophrys (152653)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Zonotrichia leucophrys (152007)
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.3 - 0.0USA (California) Zonotrichia leucophrys (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Zonotrichia leucophrys (123918 125236 215552)