Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPasserella
- SpeciesPasserella iliaca (Fox Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Kenai Fjords National Park
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 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 Fox Sparrow in Kenai Fjords National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Fox Sparrow sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fox Sparrow in Kenai Fjords National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Fox Sparrow in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.