White-crowned Sparrow

Where to see

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Denali National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~80%
2 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
8 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
9 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
10 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
13 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
14 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
15 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
16 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
17 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
18 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
19 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
20 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
21 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
22 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
23 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
24 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a White-crowned Sparrow?

Denali National Park

In Denali National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White-crowned Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a White-crowned Sparrow?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Denali National Park (about 90%), October and December–January in Joshua Tree National Park (about 90%) and May in Katmai National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-crowned Sparrow on a given day. Each park's White-crowned Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.