Song Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
2 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
7 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
9 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
10 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
11 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
12 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
13 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
14 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
15 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
16 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
18 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
19 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
20 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
22 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
23 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
25 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
26 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
27 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
28 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
29 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
30 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
31 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
32 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
33 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
34 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
35 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
38 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
39 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
40 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
41 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Song Sparrow in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Song Sparrow sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 264 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Song Sparrow in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Song Sparrow in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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