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Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832)
11 gWeight
The clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured sparrow (Spizella pallida) is a small New World sparrow of North America.
Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico
Where and when it's recorded
Clay-colored Sparrow has been recorded at 622 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States2,996 records
- Beaverhill Bird ObservatoryCanada2,951 records
- Calgary – Inglewood Bird SanctuaryCanada2,613 records
More places
- Tawas Point SPUnited States2,084 records
- Calgary – Weaselhead Natural AreaCanada2,070 records
- Calgary – Griffith Woods ParkCanada1,779 records
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, ChicagoUnited States1,459 records
- Point Pelee National ParkCanada1,347 records
- Warbler Woods Bird SanctuaryUnited States1,281 records
- South Llano River SPUnited States1,217 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 clay-colored sparrow or clay-coloured sparrow (Spizella pallida) is a small New World sparrow of North America.
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Questions
How big is the Clay-colored Sparrow?
The Clay-colored Sparrow weighs around 11 g.
Where does the Clay-colored Sparrow live?
Its breeding range: North America: central Canada to north-central USA. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and Mexico.
When is the best time to see the Clay-colored Sparrow?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Clay-colored Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Clay-colored Sparrow as Least Concern.
What does the Clay-colored Sparrow eat?
Main food: Seeds.
What family is the Clay-colored Sparrow in?
It belongs to the family New World Sparrows (Passerellidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 11 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Seeds
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 61 mm
- Tail
- 57 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: central Canada to north-central USA
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
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
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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