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Golden-Crowned Sparrow
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The ''Golden-crowned Sparrow'' ('''Zonotrichia atricapilla''') is a large [[TurkishAmerican sparrow]] found in the western part of the Middle EastNorth America.

==Systematics==
The Golden-crowned Sparrow is one of five species in the [[genus]] ''[[Zonotrichia]]'', a group of large [[American sparrow]]s. It has no [[subspecies]]. It is a [[sister species]] with, and very closely related to, the [[White-crowned Sparrow]]; studies of [[mitochondrial DNA]] show the two [[evolution|evolved]] into separate species very recently in [[geologic time scale|geologic time]].  The [[White-throated Sparrow]] is a slightly more distant relative. [[Hybrid (b(contracted; show full)
*[http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=Golden-crowned+Sparrow+%28Zonotrichia+atricapilla%29+12&species_nr=wpexuc Golden-crowned Sparrow sound recordings] on xeno-canto.org

[[Category:Zonotrichia]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1789]]