Black-throated Sparrow

Where to see

Black-throated Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata

Joshua Tree National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-throated Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~80%
2 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
3 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
5 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Black-throated Sparrow?

Joshua Tree National Park

In Joshua Tree National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Black-throated Sparrow?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April and June in Joshua Tree National Park (about 90%), August and December in Saguaro National Park (about 70%) and March and December in Big Bend National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-throated Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Black-throated Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.