#rufous-collared sparrow

[birdirectory]

rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) by Patrice

[proton-wobbler]

Round 1, Poll 5

White-throated Magpie-Jay vs Rufous-collared Sparrow

sources under cut

White-throated Magpie-Jay Propaganda

While most cooperative breeders have young males stay behind to raise chicks, this species has the female offspring hang back in their home territory to help with future brrods, while the males disperse. Floating males are allowed to join in on groups while foraging, however, outside of breeding season.

Because of their social pattern, and the fact that resource guarding is not done by the males, the best way they seem to have to show off is during a predator encounter. The males will often fly directly at a low-threat predator (or even a dove) and begin making some of their many (60+) vocalizations as a way to show off, as this is the time when they're being paid attention to.

Rufous-collared Sparrow Propaganda

"They're EVERYWHERE here they make my day every time I see them I love their silly little hairdos and how each flock has a slightly different call"

Local names for this species include: tico-tico (Portuguese), copetón, chingolo, chincol (Columbian), and comemaíz (Costa Rican). There are between 25-29 subspecies of this bird, likely due to their large range (Southern Mexico to the tip of Argentina) and their non-migratory habits.

Their vocal range is highly variable, with each "neighborhood" of birds having its own dialect even without being separate subspecies from each other. It's been shown that these dialects are also incredibly stable, lasting up to 30 years since the original study which categorized them.

Image Sources: Magpie-Jay (Cory Gregory); Sparrow (David Monroy Rengifo)

[camouflage-birds]

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

© Dan Waggoner

[phosani]

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis chilensis)

photo credit: Gonzalo K. Martínez

[lowcountry-gothic]

Nariño, by Angelita Chamorro.

[atamagaitai]

rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) by Raquel Fernandes

POBRE PASSARO MORREU PRESO NAS GRADES…COITADINHO…

[comparativeoracle]

El Copetón. Art by Ele Escaramujo Florece, from Oráculo de Escritura Creativa.

Rufous-collared sparrow

[spinus-pinus]

Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis

8/15/2024 São Paulo, Brazil

Luciano Bernardes via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[birdblues]

Rufous-collared Sparrow

[anam2s]

Rufous-collared sparrow / Andean sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

[birdirectory]

rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) by Ricardo Q. T. Rodrigues

[proton-wobbler]

Loser's Bracket, Poll 14

Image Sources: Macaw (Dietmar PETRAUSCH); Woodpecker (Claudia Brasileiro); Frogmouth (JJ Harrison); Sparrow (David Monroy Rengifo)

[todaysbird]

Today’s bird is this rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) peeking into a lecture. Proud of my boy, he’s turning his life around

[phosani]

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis chilensis)

photo credit: polaage

[genericpuff]

Oh boy, I am from Chile and it took me a while to choose what to talk about, so i'm gonna do an autism and share some birds i like

This is a rufous-collared sparrow, they are really small and round, they hang with house sparrows, but in my own experience they are much smarter. The ones in my college campus know how to get in and out of buildings

This is a Fire-eyed Diucon, some people think they're evil because of the red eyes. I was able to handle one (had to get it out of my house and away from the cats), and they're really soft! And totally not evil!

And this is a tufted tit-tyrant, they are really really tiny and they always look angry, i also see them at my college campus.

I don't want to spam with too many bird photos so i'll stop there :'>>>

BIRRRRDDDSSS

sorry i'm doing that old people thing where you hit a certain age and suddenly birds are just. the coolest thing ever. look at them birds. goddamn. the tufted tit-tyrant is a mood fr fr LOL also the fire-eyed diucon def looks super soft 🥺❤️ thank you for sharing your bird photos, i do NOT mind bird spam at all, i am literally a bird in spirit LOL

[herpsandbirds]

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis), family Passerellidae, Mindo, Ecuador

Photograph by Rafa Pardo