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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Yellow-eyed Junco
Junco phaeonotus
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Striped Sparrow
Oriturus superciliosus
Green-striped Brushfinch
Arremon virenticeps
Rufous-capped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pileatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda
Botteri's Sparrow
Peucaea botterii
📅 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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
February has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca in our monthly data.