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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
📅 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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 358 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.