Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia
capensis
A common yardbird bird throughout
higher elevation portions of much of Central and South America,
on Aruba the Rufous-collared Sparrow is largely confined to
the Arikok hills though on the neighboring island of Curacao
they occur virtually everywhere. If well seen they are a rather
striking bird displaying a rufous collar edged with black below
the throat, a white breast, and a gray head with bold black
crown, eye, and whisker stripes. Sadly the eggs and young of
this species are likely targets for the mistakenly introduced
and growing population of alien boa constrictors on the island.
