Rufous-collared Sparrow · Zonotrichia capensis · (Müller, PLS, 1776)

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Subspecies

Unclassified

  • No subspecies specified
  • In background of another recording

Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

Other Resources

Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

  • Resident
  • Breeding
  • Non-breeding
  • Passage
  • Uncertain

896 foreground recordings and 1447 background recordings of Zonotrichia capensis . Total recording duration 8:45:52.

Results format:

Common name / Scientific Length Recordist Date Time Country Location Elev. (m) Type (predef. / other) Remarks Actions / Quality Cat.nr.
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 1:25 Oscar H. Marín-Gómez 2013-04-08 07:09 Colombia Bogota, Cundinamarca, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2600 song

One bird singing in tree. 10m to mic.

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:16 Doug Knapp 2002-12-12 07:00 Colombia Bogota, Quebrada la Vieja 2600 song

Very different than Chilean & Venezuelan songs.

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:49 Dante Buzzetti 2021-02-24 17:25 Bolivia Bombeo, Cochabamba 3800 song

DCB 830-5

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:05 Dante Buzzetti 2021-02-24 18:01 Bolivia Bombeo, Cochabamba 3750 call

DCB 830-15b, probably a juvenile

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XC685112
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:47 Kent Livezey 2018-07-17 17:54 Panama Boquete Garden Inn, Boquete 1200 song

Background noises were rain, rain drops on mic, and a creek.

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XC428653
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 2:08 Kent Livezey 2018-07-17 07:10 Panama Boquete, Chiriqui 1100 song

Many songs from about 5 minutes from the same bird, edited to delete road noise.

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XC428656
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:19 Sander Bot 2012-08-11 08:30 Panama Boquete, Chiriqui 1800 song

At forest edge.

Originally a mystery recording. See the forum.

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XC113163
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:41 Urias Edgardo Gonzalez Carreño 2023-11-13 14:02 Colombia Bosque de Hayuelos Park (near Bogotá), Bogotá 2500 song

El ave fue avistada en percha, solitario, en un arbusto a unos cinco metros de altura, cerca de las flores de Abutilón.

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XC842155
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis) 0:14 Mike Nelson 2012-07-08 5:00pm Costa Rica Bosque de Paz Biological Reserve 800 call

noise from the river in front of the lodge

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XC106995
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:31 Juan Alejandro Morales Betancourt 2023-06-23 7:25 Colombia Bosques del Colegio San Luis Gonzaga (Manizales, Caldas) 2100 song [also] [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:30 Victor Antonelli 2018-06-26 08:00 Brazil Botucatu, São Paulo 850 song [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:09 JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA 2019-10-05 7:55 Brazil Britânia, Goiás 280 song [sono] discuss icon
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XC506362
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:43 ceferino 2018-11-25 09:00 Argentina Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Buenos Aires 1 song [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:52 Barry Edmonston 2017-09-12 11:30 Argentina Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Buenos Aires 0 song [sono] discuss icon
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XC390322
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis hypoleuca) 0:28 Belén y Diego 2022-12-20 16:30 Argentina Buenos Aires, Comuna 13, Buenos Aires 0 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC779031
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:38 pedroteia 2012-08-08 14 : 58 Brazil Caatinga da Serra Alta - Mata grande - Alagoas - Brasil 400 song

Esse é o dobrador porque tem uma nota a mais.

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XC107263
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 1:02 Dries Van de Loock 2016-12-13 ? Peru Cabanaconde, Caylloma, Arequipa 3300 call [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:44 Jerome Fischer 2015-04-05 07:30 Ecuador Cabanas San Isidro, Cosanga Valley 2000 song [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis) 1:16 Erick Nicolás Patiño Acosta 2021-05-09 11:30 Colombia Cacique Térama Natural reserve, vereda Térama, El Peñón, Cundinamarca 1500 song

Recording distance: 15m

Weather: Fresh. 30% cloudy

Habitat: Andean forest. Secondary forest

Microphone: Audio-Technica AT875R

Copy: ML 340070511

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:20 Renan Betzel 2019-12-14 16:00 Brazil Caetes, Espirito Santo 1200 song [also] [sono] discuss icon
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XC516212
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis) 0:15 Arcadio Marin 2020-02-12 06:00 Colombia Cajicá, Cajicá, Cundinamarca 2600 song [also] [sono] discuss icon
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XC573304
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 2:08 José María Loaiza B. 2023-05-21 05:35 Ecuador Calacali, 1.5Km desde la "Y a Moraspungo, Hacienda grande Amarilla 3000 dawn song [sono] discuss icon
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XC803222
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:10 Carlos Ferrari 2002-09-00 ?:? Argentina Calilegua NP, Jujuy ? song

From Bird Sounds of Southern South America by Lopez-Lanus (2008)

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:10 Carlos Ferrari 2002-09-00 ?:? Argentina Calilegua NP, Jujuy ? song

From Bird Sounds of Southern South America by Lopez-Lanus (2008)

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XC53057
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:11 Sjoerd Mayer 1992-10-09 6:45 Bolivia Cambari, Tariquia, Tarija 1060 call

Certainty: 95%.

[CD-ROM]

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:38 Sjoerd Mayer 1992-10-09 6:45 Bolivia Cambari, Tariquia, Tarija 1060 song

[CD-ROM]

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XC1726
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis septentrionalis) 2:32 Richard E. Webster 2015-03-26 08:04 Mexico Campamento El Triunfo, Chiapas 1900 song

in clearing of El Campamento; interval shortened at 0:50

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:17 Marcelo Hübel 2020-01-18 11:00 Brazil Campo Alegre SC 860 call [sono] discuss icon
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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 0:40 Bernabe Lopez-Lanus 2010-08-20 am Argentina Campo Avalos, Rio Mirinay-cerca Casco Cambai, Monte Caseros, Corrientes 80 song

Inventario de Aves en Campo Avalos 2010, Corrientes, Arg.: Aves Argentinas & Alianzas por el Pastizal.

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Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 1:15 Bernabe Lopez-Lanus 2010-08-19 am Argentina Campo Avalos, Rio Mirinay-cerca Casco Cambai, Monte Caseros, Corrientes 80 song

Inventario de Aves en Campo Avalos 2010, Corrientes, Arg.: Aves Argentinas & Alianzas por el Pastizal.

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