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Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798)
12 gWeight
The chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species of New World sparrow, a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae.
Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico
Where and when it's recorded
Chipping Sparrow has been recorded at 813 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Mount Auburn CemeteryUnited States15,213 records
- Point Pelee National ParkCanada12,700 records
- Green-Wood Cemetery, BrooklynUnited States10,224 records
More places
- Central ParkUnited States9,349 records
- Prospect ParkUnited States8,654 records
- Paton Center for HummingbirdsUnited States8,002 records
- Edwin B. Forsythe NWRUnited States7,615 records
- Jardin botanique de MontréalCanada7,010 records
- RNF du Cap-TourmenteCanada6,338 records
- Ash Canyon Bird SanctuaryUnited States6,071 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
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.
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Questions
How big is the Chipping Sparrow?
The Chipping Sparrow weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Chipping Sparrow live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: widespread. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.
When is the best time to see the Chipping Sparrow?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Chipping Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Chipping Sparrow as Least Concern.
What does the Chipping Sparrow eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Chipping Sparrow in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 12 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 68 mm
- Tail
- 56 mm
- Bill
- 13 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America: widespread
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- New World Sparrows Passerellidae
- Genus
- Spizella
Other birds in the genus Spizella
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
Black-chinned SparrowSpizella atrogularis
Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
Brewer's SparrowSpizella breweri
Worthen's SparrowSpizella wortheni
Tanager FinchOreothraupis arremonops
Yellow-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered ChlorospingusChlorospingus parvirostris
Ashy-throated ChlorospingusChlorospingus canigularis
Sooty-capped ChlorospingusChlorospingus pileatus
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