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White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

A winter visitor to West Virginia, found in all 55 counties and 6 habitats.

Here
Winter and on migration
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
All 55 counties
Habitats
6

At a glance

Group
Birds
Here
Winter and on migration
Nesting
Not known to nest here
Range
All 55 counties
Habitats
6
Habitat models
Winter

Where it lives

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

Habitats in West Virginia 6

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

1 of 6

Forest edges and thickets

Landscape label QS:Lit,"Paesaggio" label QS:Lhu,"Tájkép" label QS:Lca,"Paisatge" label QS:Lde,"Landschaft" label QS:Lpt,"Paisagem" label QS:Lda,"Landskab" label QS:Lsl,"Krajina" label QS:Lja,"風景" label QS:Lsv,"Landskap" label QS:Lpl,"Pejzaż" label QS:Luk,"Пейзаж" label QS:Lnl,"Landschap" label QS:Les,"Paisaje" label QS:Ltr,"Manzara" label QS:Lfi,"Maisema" label QS:Len,"Landscape" label QS:Lfr,"Paysage" label QS:Lmk,"Предел" label QS:Lru,"Пейзаж"
WinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub RegenerationPaul Sawyier, Landscape: young trees and shrubs in autumn colour crowding the rocky edge of a Kentucky woodland. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Kentucky (Paul Sawyier, Landscape; Johnson Collection), a neighboring state.Landscape label QS:Lit,"Paesaggio" label QS:Lhu,"Tájkép" label QS:Lca,"Paisatge" label QS:Lde,"Landschaft" label QS:Lpt,"Paisagem" label QS:Lda,"Landskab" label QS:Lsl,"Krajina" label QS:Lja,"風景" label QS:Lsv,"Landskap" label QS:Lpl,"Pejzaż" label QS:Luk,"Пейзаж" label QS:Lnl,"Landschap" label QS:Les,"Paisaje" label QS:Ltr,"Manzara" label QS:Lfi,"Maisema" label QS:Len,"Landscape" label QS:Lfr,"Paysage" label QS:Lmk,"Предел" label QS:Lru,"Пейзаж", Paul Sawyier, c. 1890-1917. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Dry forests and woodlands

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

WinterAllegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland; Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland

Mountain balds

Treeless grassy or shrubby summits and ridges in the high mountains.

WinterSouthern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier; Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Herbaceous Modifier

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

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

WinterDeveloped, Open Space; Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

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 (76)

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

Elsewhere in the South (36)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
  • Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
  • Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and Barrens Winter.
  • Central Interior Highlands Dry Acidic Glade and Barrens Winter.
  • Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Cumberland Sandstone Glade and Barrens 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.
  • Florida Peninsula Inland Scrub Winter.
  • Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Winter.
  • Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter.
  • Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Winter.
  • Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Winter.
  • Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter.
  • Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Ridge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland Winter.
  • South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
  • South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
  • South Texas Lomas Winter.
  • Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Calcareous Thornscrub Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Catahoula Barrens Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Winter.
  • West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Floodplain Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Northeast (2)
  • Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Winter.
  • Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens Winter.
Midwest (8)
  • Central Tallgrass Prairie Winter.
  • Eastern Great Plains Tallgrass Aspen Parkland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Oak Savanna Winter.
  • North-Central Oak Barrens Winter.
  • Northwestern Great Plains Floodplain Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Winter.
Land cover and other classes (30)
  • Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Arkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland 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.
  • Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
  • Developed, Low Intensity Winter.
  • East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland 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 Prairie and Woodland Winter.
  • Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
  • Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
  • Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter.
  • Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter.
  • Recently Burned Winter.
  • Recently Burned Forest Winter.
  • Recently Burned Grassland Winter.
  • Recently Burned Shrubland Winter.
  • Recently Logged Areas Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Mesquite Upland Scrub Winter.
  • Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Winter.
  • Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in West Virginia

  • Migratory: does not nest here, in 33 of 55 counties.
  • Winter: does not nest here, in 42 of 55 counties.

Food plants

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Plants matched by genus.

Native plants in these genera 259

Plant genera in its diet records (37)
  • Avena Seeds. 2 diet records. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Triticum Seeds. 2 diet records. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Amaranthus Seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in West Virginia
  • Anthemis Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Brassica Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Calandrinia Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Carex Seeds. 1 diet record. 161 native plants in West Virginia
  • Cassia Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Ceanothus Seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in West Virginia
  • Centaurea Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Chenopodium Seeds. 1 diet record. 4 native plants in West Virginia
  • Claytonia Seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in West Virginia
  • Deinandra Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Erodium Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Eschscholzia Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Ficus Fruit. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Geranium Seeds. 1 diet record. 4 native plants in West Virginia
  • Helianthus Seeds. 1 diet record. 13 native plants in West Virginia
  • Lactuca Seeds. 1 diet record. 6 native plants in West Virginia
  • Lupinus Seeds. 1 diet record. 2 native plants in West Virginia
  • Madia Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Phalaris Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Polygonum Seeds. 1 diet record. 4 native plants in West Virginia
  • Portulaca Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Prunus Fruit. 1 diet record. 10 native plants in West Virginia
  • Rubus Fruit. 1 diet record. 17 native plants in West Virginia
  • Rumex Seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in West Virginia
  • Sambucus Fruit. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in West Virginia
  • Silene Seeds. 1 diet record. 8 native plants in West Virginia
  • Solanum Seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in West Virginia
  • Sonchus Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Sorghum Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Spergula Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia
  • Stellaria Seeds. 1 diet record. 6 native plants in West Virginia
  • Toxicodendron Seeds. 1 diet record. 5 native plants in West Virginia
  • Trifolium Seeds. 1 diet record. 3 native plants in West Virginia
  • Zea Seeds. 1 diet record. 0 native plants in West Virginia

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in West Virginia, 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.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Birds 96

Plants 905

All of roadsides, fields and disturbed ground in West Virginia

Dry forests and woodlands

Birds 88

Plants 192

All of dry forests and woodlands in West Virginia

Forest edges and thickets

Birds 63

Plants 204

All of forest edges and thickets in West Virginia

USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

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