Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Family

New World Sparrows

Passerellidae

88 species in our catalog · found in 135 parks

Species in this group

Showing the 60 most likely of 88 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World Sparrows

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20 of 88
>90%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10 of 88
>90%
3 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 88
>90%
4 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
8 of 88
>90%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
16 of 88
>90%
6 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 88
>90%
7 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
24 of 88
>90%
8 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
14 of 88
>90%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20 of 88
>90%
10 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
11 of 88
>90%
11 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
12 of 88
>90%
12 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
>90%
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 88
>90%
14 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
9 of 88
>90%
15 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
15 of 88
>90%
16 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 88
>90%
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
13 of 88
>90%
18 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
14 of 88
>90%
19 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 88
>90%
20 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 88
~90%
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 88
~90%
22 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 88
~90%
23 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 88
~90%
24 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
12 of 88
~90%
25 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 88
~90%
26 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20 of 88
~90%
27 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~90%
28 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 88
~90%
29 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 88
~90%
30 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 88
~90%
31 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
12 of 88
~90%
32 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10 of 88
~90%
33 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
14 of 88
~90%
34 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 88
~90%
35 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10 of 88
~90%
36 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 88
~90%
37 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 88
~90%
38 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 88
~90%
39 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 88
~90%
40 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 88
~90%
41 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
8 of 88
~90%
42 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
15 of 88
~90%
43 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12 of 88
~90%
44 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 88
~90%
45 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 88
~90%
46 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 88
~90%
47 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
12 of 88
~90%
48 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 88
~90%
49 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
11 of 88
~90%
50 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10 of 88
~80%
51 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~80%
52 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 88
~80%
53 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
7 of 88
~80%
54 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12 of 88
~80%
55 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5 of 88
~80%
56 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
11 of 88
~80%
57 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
14 of 88
~80%
58 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
14 of 88
~80%
59 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 88
~70%
60 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
22 of 88
~70%
61 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~70%
62 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
12 of 88
~70%
63 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 88
~70%
64 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~70%
65 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 88
~70%
66 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 88
~70%
67 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 88
~60%
68 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
8 of 88
~60%
69 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
8 of 88
~60%
70 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 88
~60%
71 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 88
~60%
72 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
7 of 88
~50%
73 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 88
~50%
74 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~50%
75 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
~50%
76 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
6 of 88
~50%
77 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 88
~50%
78 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
8 of 88
~40%
79 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 88
~40%
80 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~40%
81 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
7 of 88
~40%
82 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
2 of 88
~40%
83 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
2 of 88
~40%
84 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 88
~40%
85 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 88
~30%
86 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
4 of 88
~30%
87 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 88
~30%
88 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 88
~30%
89 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 88
~30%
90 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 88
~30%
91 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~30%
92 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
~30%
93 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 88
~30%
94 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~20%
95 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 88
~20%
96 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
~20%
97 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 88
~20%
98 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
~20%
99 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
1 of 88
~20%
100 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~20%
101 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
7 of 88
~20%
102 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
4 of 88
~20%
103 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 88
~20%
104 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 88
~20%
105 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 88
~20%
106 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
~20%
107 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 88
~20%
108 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~10%
109 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 88
~10%
110 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
3 of 88
~10%
111 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~10%
112 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 88
~10%
113 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 88
~10%
114 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 88
~10%
115 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
~10%
116 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~10%
117 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 88
~10%
118 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
7 of 88
~10%
119 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 88
~10%
120 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 88
~10%
121 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 88
~10%
122 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 88
~10%
123 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 88
~10%
124 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 88
~10%
125 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 88
~10%
126 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 88
~10%
127 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
2 of 88
~10%
128 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 88
~10%
129 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 88
~10%
130 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 88
~10%
131 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 88
<5%
132 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 88
<5%
133 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
<5%
134 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 88
<5%
135 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
16 of 88
>90%
2 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 88
>90%
3 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
14 of 88
>90%
4 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
11 of 88
>90%
5 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
24 of 88
>90%
6 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 88
>90%
7 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
20 of 88
>90%
8 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 88
>90%
9 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
24 of 88
~90%
10 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~90%
11 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
15 of 88
~90%
12 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 88
~90%
13 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 88
~90%
14 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
20 of 88
~90%
15 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 88
~90%
16 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 88
~90%
17 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
4 of 88
~90%
18 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~90%
19 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 88
~90%
20 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
23 of 88
~90%
21 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 88
~90%
22 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
9 of 88
~90%
23 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~90%
24 Santiago 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 88
~90%
25 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
20 of 88
~90%
26 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
14 of 88
~80%
27 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
24 of 88
~80%
28 León 🇲🇽 México
7 of 88
~80%
29 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~80%
30 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
7 of 88
~80%
31 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 88
~80%
32 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~80%
33 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
16 of 88
~70%
34 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 88
~70%
35 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
21 of 88
~70%
36 Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 88
~70%
37 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
7 of 88
~70%
38 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
9 of 88
~70%
39 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 88
~60%
40 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
14 of 88
~60%
41 Anchorage 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 88
~60%
42 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
1 of 88
~60%
43 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 88
~50%
44 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 88
~50%
45 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
19 of 88
~40%
46 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~40%
47 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
~40%
48 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
15 of 88
~40%
49 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 88
~30%
50 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 88
~30%
51 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
2 of 88
~30%
52 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 88
~30%
53 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
6 of 88
~30%
54 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
~20%
55 Ciudad Juárez 🇲🇽 México
2 of 88
~20%
56 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
4 of 88
~20%
57 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 88
~20%
58 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 88
~20%
59 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 88
~20%
60 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 88
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 Zoológico Benito Juárez 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
5 Wilhelma 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
6 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
8 Chapultepec Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
9 Akron Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Parque de las Leyendas 🇵🇪 Peru In captivity
11 Zagreb Zoo 🇭🇷 Croatia In captivity
12 Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Welaka National Fish Hatchery 🇺🇸 United States In captivity