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    (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Adrian Braidotti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Dario Sanches, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Sebastián Lescano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

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About

The rufous-collared sparrow or Andean sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on the island of Hispaniola. It is famous for its diverse vocalizations, which have been intensely studied since the 1970s, particularly by Paul Handford and Stephen C. Lougheed (UWO), Fernando Nottebohm (Rockefeller University) and Pablo Luis Tubaro (UBA). Local names for this bird...

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