Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Edward R. Pandolfino, Daizaburo Shizuka, Christopher J. Norment, Paul Hendricks, and R. Santonocito
Version: 2.0 — Published February 28, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълточела овесарка |
| Catalan | sit de coroneta daurada |
| Croatian | žutokapi strnadar |
| Dutch | Goudkruingors |
| English | Golden-crowned Sparrow |
| English (United States) | Golden-crowned Sparrow |
| Estonian | kuldkiird-sidrik |
| French | Bruant à couronne dorée |
| French (Canada) | Bruant à couronne dorée |
| German | Kronenammer |
| Icelandic | Gulltittlingur |
| Japanese | キガシラシトド |
| Korean | 노랑정수리멧새 |
| Norwegian | gulkronespurv |
| Polish | pasówka złotołbista |
| Russian | Чернобровая овсянка |
| Serbian | Zlatokruni strnad |
| Slovak | strnádlik zlatohlavý |
| Spanish | Chingolo Coronidorado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gorrión Corona Amarilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo coronidorado |
| Swedish | gulkronad sparv |
| Turkish | Sarı Tepeli Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Бруант чорнобровий |
Revision Notes
Edward R. Pandolfino, Daizaburo Shizuka, Christopher J. Norment, and Paul Hendricks revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the "Plumages, Molts, and Structure" page.
Zonotrichia atricapilla (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Emberiza atricapilla
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.875.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'in Sinu Natka, et insulis Sandwich' ; restricted to Sandwich Sound [= Prince William Sound, Alaska] by Stresemann, 1949, Ibis., 91, n. 249.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ZONOTRICHIA
- atricapilla
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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