Field Sparrow
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Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
3 Verified records at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) is a small New World sparrow in the family Passerellidae. It is about 140 mm (6 in) long and weighs about 12.5 g (0.4 oz). The head is grey with a rust-coloured crown, white eye-ring and pink bill. The upper parts are brown streaked with black and buff, the breast is buff, the belly is white and the tail is forked. There are two different colour morphs, one being greyer and the other more rufous. The field sparrow is distributed across eastern Canada and the eastern United States, with northern populations migrating southwards to southern United States and north-eastern Mexico in the fall. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Chipping Sparrow
LC

Chipping Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizella passerina

60–70% · Likely
Black-chinned Sparrow
LC

Black-chinned Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizella atrogularis

30–40% · Possible
Brewer's Sparrow
LC

Brewer's Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizella breweri

5–10% · With luck
Clay-colored Sparrow
LC

Clay-colored Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizella pallida

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Towhee
LC Endemic

Spotted Towhee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipilo maculatus

60–70% · Likely
Canyon Towhee
LC

Canyon Towhee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melozone fusca

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
LC

Rufous-crowned Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aimophila ruficeps

50–60% · Likely
Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

40–50% · Likely
Black-throated Sparrow
LC Endemic

Black-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amphispiza bilineata

30–40% · Possible
White-crowned Sparrow
LC

White-crowned Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible
Lincoln's Sparrow
LC

Lincoln's Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza lincolnii

10–20% · With luck
Green-tailed Towhee
LC

Green-tailed Towhee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pipilo chlorurus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Field Sparrow at Guadalupe Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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