Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2021 | Least Concern | |
2018 | Least Concern | |
2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | Land-mass type | Forest dependency | Average mass |
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full migrant | low | 24 g |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 8,040,000 km2 | medium |
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 10,300,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | 160000000 mature individuals | poor | estimated | 2019 |
Population trend | decreasing | - | estimated | - |
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods) | 19% | - | - | - |
Generation length | 2.81 years | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 160 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The species has been undergoing a moderate decline at an average rate of 1% per year between 1970 and 2017 (Partners in Flight 2019). Short-term trends suggest that since 2010, the population has declined by 19% (Pardieck et al. 2018).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Anguilla (to UK) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Aruba (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Belize | extant | vagrant | ||||
Bermuda (to UK) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Canada | extant | native | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Curaçao (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Denmark | extant | vagrant | ||||
Gibraltar (to UK) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Iceland | extant | vagrant | ||||
Mexico | extant | native | yes | |||
Norway | extant | vagrant | ||||
Portugal | extant | vagrant | ||||
Puerto Rico (to USA) | extant | vagrant | ||||
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) | extant | vagrant | ||||
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
United Kingdom | extant | vagrant | ||||
USA | extant | native | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Virgin Islands (to UK) | extant | vagrant |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | non-breeding |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Urban Areas | suitable | non-breeding |
Forest | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
Shrubland | Boreal | suitable | breeding |
Shrubland | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Purpose | Scale |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-throated-sparrow-zonotrichia-albicollis on 03/02/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/02/2025.