OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Spizella ("finch") passerina ("sparrow like")
Adult Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) at Buffalo State River Park, Minnesota - July 2024
Featured Subspecies: Spizella passerina passerina
Weight: 11-17g / Length: 12-15cm / Wingspan: 21cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widespread species of sparrow that is largely a migrant breeding species in most of the US and Canada, they are an adaptable species that can be found in forest, farmland and gardens. In breeding plumage they gain a chestnut coloured cap, but this becomes less distinctive in nonbreeding plumage.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Spizella
SUBSPECIES: S. p. arizonae, S. p. passerina, S. p. atremaeus, S. p. mexicana, S. p. pinetorum
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA -Breeds throughout much of the country except the tundra.
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen in Alberta
UNITED STATES - Occurs throughout almost the entire lower 48, and some patches of Alaska.
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Common bird in the lower 48 section of the trip.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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