Artemisiospiza belli
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Bell's sparrow (Artemisiospiza belli) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Bell's sparrow has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1850 with the binomial Emberiza belli. Its specific epithet and later English name honor John Graham Bell, who discovered and collected the lectotype. Bell's sparrow was later reassigned to genus Amphispiza that was erected in 1874 and was also given the English name "sage sparrow". In 2007 the new genus Artemisiospiza was suggested for the sage sparrow and in 2011 it was formally erected. Taxonomic systems began adopting the new assignment in 2012.
The further taxonomy of Bell's sparrow is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it these three subspecies: What is now the sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) was originally... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bell's Sparrow sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bell's Sparrow in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–April, the lowest months. Those are among Death Valley National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bell's Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bell's Sparrow sightings, Death Valley National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%) and Joshua Tree National Park (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bell's Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Death Valley National Park (85 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
