Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)
- SpeciesSpizella breweri (Brewer's Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
📅 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 Brewer's Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Brewer's Sparrow sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brewer's Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
August has the highest sighting rate for Brewer's Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.