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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Green-backed Sparrow
Arremonops chloronotus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Rusty Sparrow
Aimophila rufescens
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
White-collared Manakin
Manacus candei
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
📅 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.