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 Nahanni National Park
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
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 Chipping Sparrow in Nahanni National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Nahanni National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Nahanni National Park in our monthly data.