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Harris's Sparrow

Zonotrichia querula

Classification

Class
Aves

Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) is a large sparrow. Their breeding habitat is the north part of central Canada (primarily the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, ranging slightly into northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan), making it Canada's only endemic breeding bird. In the winter they migrate to the Great Plains states of the United States, from southern South Dakota to central Texas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 139,387Canada · 15,590Mexico · 9Cuba · 1