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White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

A winter visitor to Arkansas, found in all 75 counties and 10 habitats.

Here
Winter
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
All 75 counties
Habitats
10

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
Winter
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
All 75 counties
Habitats
10
Habitat models
Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Arkansas 10

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 10

Swamps

The Land of Evangeline
WinterWest Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems; Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest ModifierJoseph Rusling Meeker, The Land of Evangeline (1874): moss-hung trees over a still bayou in Louisiana swamp forest. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Louisiana bayou country (Meeker, The Land of Evangeline, 1874), a neighboring state.The Land of Evangeline, Joseph Rusling Meeker, 1874. Public domain. Source record.

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

WinterOzark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland; Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland; Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterSouth-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Mississippi River Riparian Forest; Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest; Red River Large Floodplain Forest; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain; Ozark-Ouachita Riparian

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hardwood and oak flatwoods

Flat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.

WinterWest Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods; Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods; West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

WinterOzark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterSouthern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest; Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterDeveloped, Open Space

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

WinterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

WinterDeciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation
Other habitats in its models (144)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Arkansas. Those recorded in Arkansas first, the rest by region.

In Arkansas 5

  • Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter.
  • Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Elsewhere in the South (73)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
  • Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
  • Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
  • Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter.
  • East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Winter.
  • Edwards Plateau Limestone Shrubland Winter.
  • Edwards Plateau Riparian Winter.
  • Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • Florida Peninsula Inland Scrub Winter.
  • Floridian Highlands Freshwater Marsh Winter.
  • Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
  • South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
  • South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
  • South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
  • South Florida Mangrove Swamp Winter.
  • South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
  • South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
  • South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter.
  • South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Winter.
  • Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
  • Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter.
  • Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Winter.
  • Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Winter.
  • Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
  • Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Winter.
  • Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
  • Southwestern Great Plains Canyon Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Floodplain Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Northeast (5)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Winter.
  • Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Winter.
Midwest (5)
  • North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Winter.
West (4)
  • Inter-Mountain Basins Mat Saltbush Shrubland Winter.
  • Northern Rocky Mountain Montane-Foothill Deciduous Shrubland Winter.
  • Rocky Mountain Alpine Fell-Field Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Land cover and other classes (52)
  • Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Winter.
  • Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
  • Developed, Low Intensity Winter.
  • Developed, Medium Intensity Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter.
  • Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
  • Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
  • Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
  • Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain Tidal Marsh Systems Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter.
  • Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
  • Recently Burned Winter.
  • Recently Burned Forest Winter.
  • Recently Burned Shrubland Winter.
  • Recently Logged Areas Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Winter.
  • Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Winter.
  • Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Arkansas

  • Winter: does not nest here, in all 75 counties.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Arkansas, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.

White-throated Sparrow uses many habitats in Arkansas; these are its 3 most characteristic.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Birds 98

Plants 313

All of floodplain and bottomland forests in Arkansas

Dry forests and woodlands

Birds 37

Plants 152

All of dry forests and woodlands in Arkansas

Forest edges and thickets

Birds 57

Plants 142

All of forest edges and thickets in Arkansas

USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

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