Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)
- SpeciesSpizella pusilla (Field Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
📅 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 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Field Sparrow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Field Sparrow sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 1313 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Field Sparrow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Field Sparrow in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.