Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusMelospiza (Melospiza Sparrows)
- SpeciesMelospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
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 Song Sparrow in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Song Sparrow sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Song Sparrow in Joshua Tree National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Song Sparrow in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.