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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Worthen's Sparrow
Spizella wortheni
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Yellow-eyed Junco
Junco phaeonotus
Rufous-capped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pileatus
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Clay-colored Sparrow sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 110 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Clay-colored Sparrow in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Clay-colored Sparrow in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.