American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizelloides
- SpeciesSpizelloides arborea (American Tree Sparrow)
The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea), also known as the winter sparrow, is a medium-sized New World sparrow. It breeds in Alaska and Northern Canada and winters in Southern Canada and the Contiguous United States. It is the only member of the genus Spizelloides. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Tree Sparrow at Isle Royale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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