Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)
- SpeciesSpizella passerina (Chipping Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Botteri's Sparrow
Peucaea botterii
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chipping Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.