Genus

Spizella Sparrows

Spizella

5 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)

Species in this group

Spizella passerina

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Spizella pallida

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Spizella breweri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Spizella atrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Spizella pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spizella Sparrows

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~80%
	Chipping Sparrow			~60%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			~30%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~70%
	Chipping Sparrow			~60%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~20%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~60%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~30%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~60%
	Chipping Sparrow			~50%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 5	~60%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~50%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~50%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
8	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~50%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Field Sparrow			~20%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
12	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~40%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
14	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
15	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~30%
16	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~30%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
17	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
20	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
21	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
22	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
23	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
24	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
25	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~20%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
26	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
29	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
31	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
32	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
33	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
34	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
35	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
36	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
37	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
38	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
39	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
40	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
41	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
42	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
43	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 5	<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
44	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
45	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
46	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~60%
	Chipping Sparrow			~50%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
2	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~40%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
3	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	3 of 5	~40%
	Chipping Sparrow			~30%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
4	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~30%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
5	León	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~20%
6	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
7	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~30%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
8	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
9	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
10	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
11	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
12	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
13	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~20%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
14	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
15	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
16	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
17	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
18	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	4 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
19	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
20	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
21	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
22	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
23	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
24	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
25	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
26	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
27	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
28	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
29	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
30	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			~10%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
	Black-chinned Sparrow			<5%
31	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Field Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
32	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
33	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
34	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
35	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
36	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
37	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Brewer's Sparrow			<5%
38	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Clay-colored Sparrow			<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%
39	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Chipping Sparrow			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Wilhelma	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Chapultepec Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

Spizella Sparrows

Species in this group

Chipping Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Brewer's Sparrow

Black-chinned Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spizella Sparrows

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found