Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelospiza (Melospiza Sparrows)
- SpeciesMelospiza georgiana (Swamp Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Swamp Sparrow at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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