Bird

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

A winter visitor to Florida, found in 65 of 67 counties and 17 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 65 of 67 counties
Habitats: 17

Male White-throated Sparrow, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY 4.0. iNaturalist photo 254512197. Source-provided large resize; no crop or image edits.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 65 of 67 counties
Habitats: 17
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

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

Habitats in Florida 17

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

1 of 17

WinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub RegenerationNamed place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state.Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source record.

WinterSouth Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh; Floridian Highlands Freshwater MarshRegional / representative. Shown: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia; representative pond ecosystem, a neighboring state.Georgia pond and emergent wetland, Robert 'Bob' Hynes, 1997. Public domain. Source record.

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp; Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp; South Florida Bayhead Swamp; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin SwampRegional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal tidal marshes (salinity not stated)

Tidal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts where the source does not say whether the water is fresh, brackish or salt. A stated salinity files the marsh under freshwater tidal marshes or salt and brackish marshes instead.

Winter

Dry forests and woodlands

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

WinterSouthern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest

Floodplain and bottomland forests

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

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest; Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest

Florida scrub

Evergreen scrub oaks, sand pine and rosemary on deep, white, drought-prone sand ridges, burned rarely but intensely; distinct from the longleaf and turkey oak sandhills.

Winter

Mangrove swamps

Tidal forests and thickets of red, black and white mangrove along sheltered tropical and subtropical shores.

Winter

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

WinterSouthwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock; Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock; East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest

Moist forests

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

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier; South Florida Pine Flatwoods; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods; Central Florida Pine Flatwoods; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods

Pine savannas

Open, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods

Pocosins and bay forests

Dense evergreen shrub wetlands and bay forests on wet, acid peat of the Coastal Plain.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

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

WinterDeveloped, Open Space

Salt and brackish marshes

Coastal marshes flooded by salty or brackish tides.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh; Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh

Sandhills

Dry, deep-sand ridges with longleaf pine and turkey oak, kept open by fire.

WinterFlorida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Open Understory Modifier

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 (134)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida.

Developed, Low Intensity Winter.
Developed, Medium Intensity Winter.
Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
Southwestern Great Plains Canyon Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Winter.
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter.
Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Winter.
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter.
Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Winter.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter.
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter.
South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly 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.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly 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.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Mat Saltbush Shrubland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier Winter.
Northern Rocky Mountain Montane-Foothill Deciduous Shrubland Winter.
Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Edwards Plateau Limestone Shrubland Winter.
Rocky Mountain Alpine Fell-Field Winter.
Recently Logged Areas Winter.
Recently Burned Winter.
Recently Burned Forest Winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Winter.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Winter.
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Winter.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter.
Edwards Plateau Riparian Winter.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
Western Great Plains Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Winter.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.