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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 2,591 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
📅 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 Acadia National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 2,591 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Acadia National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.