Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798)

Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, is a passerine of the family Passerellidae that breeds across North America and Middle America. It is widespread through most of its North American range. A key feature is its seasonal plumage: breeding adults show a reddish cap with a pale eyebrow and a dark line through the eye, while non-breeding birds are more subdued, with a brown cap and less distinct facial patterning. Juveniles are streaked below. It is a partial migrant, with northern birds moving south for winter and returning in spring.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: widespread