Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusSpizella (Spizella Sparrows)
- SpeciesSpizella passerina (Chipping Sparrow)
The chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species of New World sparrow, a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae. It is widespread, fairly tame, and common across most of its North American range. The chipping sparrow has five subspecies. This bird is a partial migrant with northerly populations flying southwards in the fall to overwinter in Mexico and the southern United States, and flying northward again in spring. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 242 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Brewer's Sparrow
Spizella breweri
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 Chipping Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 242 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
April has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.