Zonotrichia capensis is a widely distributed in Central and South America, from Chiapas (Mexico) to Tierra del Fuego, and also on the island of Hispaniola; 25-29 subspecies. Rufous-collared Sparrow inhabits a wide range of open and semi-open habitats, including savanna, grasslands, scrubland, cultivated lands, gardens, parks, suburbs, and cities; it occurs in forest openings, but avoids dense forests. From sea-level to 4,600 m. This species has a gray head with black crown stripes, rufous nape and breast, buff-brown upperparts streaked with black, and white underparts; length 12-15 cm; weight 17-31 g. The nest is in thick vegetation on the ground, a niche, or low in a bush. The clutch 2-3 eggs; incubation 12-14 days. Nest parasitism by Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) occurs.

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