Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)
- SpeciesSpizella pallida (Clay-colored Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
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 Clay-colored Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Clay-colored Sparrow sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Clay-colored Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Clay-colored Sparrow in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.