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 Voyageurs National Park
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
📅 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 Voyageurs National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Voyageurs National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.