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 Congaree National Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Henslow's Sparrow
Centronyx henslowii
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
📅 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 Congaree National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chipping Sparrow in Congaree National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chipping Sparrow in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.