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Harris's sparrow

Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall, 1840)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) is a species in the family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.7 g to 37.4 g and live up to 11.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
Photo: Alan D. Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the harris's sparrow

Weight
33.7 g – 37.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the harris's sparrow live?

Not recorded

What is the harris's sparrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. The common name of this species commemorates the American amateur ornithologist Edward Harris (1799–1863).

From the Wikipedia article “Harris's sparrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harris%27s_sparrow&oldid=1380683589), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the harris's sparrow endangered?

The harris's sparrow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the harris's sparrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasserellidae
  6. genusZonotrichia
  7. SpeciesZonotrichia querula (Nuttall, 1840)

Synonyms Fringilla querula

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Harris' sparrowEnglish
  • sit de HarrisCatalan
  • Pardal de HarrisCatalan
  • strnadec černohrdlýCzech
  • Gråkindet VærlingDanish
  • HarrisammerGerman
  • Harris-AmmerGerman
  • nigramaska pasereloEsperanto
  • Nigravizaĝa emberizoEsperanto
  • Gorrión de HarrisSpanish
  • Chingolo de HarrisSpanish
  • kuusesidrikEstonian
  • eskimosirkkuFinnish
  • bruant à face noireFrench
  • Bruantin à face noireFrench
  • crnokapi strnadarCroatian
  • Harris-verébsármányHungarian
  • Passero di HarrisItalian
  • カオグロシトドJapanese
  • šiaurinė zonotrichijaLithuanian
  • Harisa zvirbulisLatvian
  • ZwartkruingorsDutch
  • granspurvNorwegian
  • pasówka czarnogardłaPolish
  • Pardal-de-HarrisPortuguese
  • tico-tico-de-faces-pretasPortuguese
  • tico-tico-de-harrisPortuguese
  • Лесная зонотрихияRussian
  • Северная зонотрихияRussian
  • strnádlik bradatýSlovak
  • Harisov strnadSerbian
  • kanadasparvSwedish
  • Harris SerçesiTurkish
  • бруант північнийUkrainian
  • 赫氏带鹀Chinese
  • 赫里氏帶鵐Chinese

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Relatives of the harris's sparrow

Other species in the same genus Zonotrichia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the harris's sparrow?

An adult harris's sparrow weighs 33.7 g – 37.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the harris's sparrow endangered?

The harris's sparrow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the harris's sparrow live?

The harris's sparrow has a recorded lifespan of 11.7 years.

What kind of animal is the harris's sparrow?

The harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{harriss_sparrow_2026,
  title = {Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harriss-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}