Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
- SpeciesZonotrichia atricapilla (Golden-crowned Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Sooty Fox Sparrow
Passerella unalaschcensis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 19 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Golden-crowned Sparrow sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 1350 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest?
April has the highest sighting rate for Golden-crowned Sparrow in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.