Chipping Sparrow
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New World Sparrows

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.