Chipping Sparrow
(Spizella passerina)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The crown is rust-colored but the eyeline is black. |
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Size |
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5″ to 6″ in length 8½″ wingspan |
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Voice |
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The song is a rapid trill lasting about 3.6 seconds consisting of about 55 nearly identical notes. |
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The call is a single chip note. |
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Habitat |
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Open conifers, woodland edges, yards, gardens. |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late March to early November |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common to locally abundant migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Passerellidae (New World sparrows) | ||
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Spizella (chipping sparrows) | ||
New World sparrows were traditionally combined with buntings into the family Emberizidae. Recent phylogenetic analysis (Barker et al. 2013) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis (Klicka et al. 2014) found that the Old World buntings should be separated as a sister to New World sparrows. New World sparrows have been separated into a new family, Passerellidae. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina atremaea) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina mexicana) Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina pinetorum) Eastern Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina passerina) Western Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina arizonae) |
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Lynn Rubey |
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A Chipping Sparrow flittering from branch to branch in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Slideshows |
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| Chipping Sparrow Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Chipping Sparrow JMC Nature Photos |
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| Chipping Sparrow jt893x |
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Other Videos |
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| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) k chamberlin |
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About
Published on Jun 20, 2012 Spizella Passerina 5 1/4 inches Ashland, NH June 19, 2012 |
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| Chipping Sparrow (Emberizidae: Spizella passerina) Adult Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jul 1, 2009 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (01 July 2009). |
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| Parasitic cowbird with chipping sparrow "mother" Gordon Harris |
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Uploaded on Nov 10, 2010 This cowbird fledgling can fly to trees from our yard, but when its host mother, a chipping sparrow is around, it still wants to be fed. The sparrow dutifully feeds the little begger, even though the cowbird is easily twice its size. We saw this show for only one day. |
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| Chipping Sparrow Trilling The Music of Nature |
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2010 I gathered this charming video of a Chipping Sparrow giving trilled songs at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. The singer is perched on a steel cable fence next to a parking lot. Another Chipping Sparrow is singing in the background, along with a Yellow-throated Vireo and a Northern Parula. The Chipping Sparrow is a handsome bird, sporting varied earthy tones and a chestnut-colored cap. © 2010 Lang Elliott |
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| Chipping Sparrow Singing WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Published on Apr 22, 2012 Chipping sparrows are one of the first sparrow species to return to nest in the spring. My yard is no exception and we have a least two pairs each year. Not the most glamorous species but a familiar one to many. © 2012 Garth McElroy. www.wildbirdvideos.com License at http://www.paya.com/videos/135177 |
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| Ramona Abrego | Location: Washington County |
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| Alfredo Colon 9/28/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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| Lynn Rubey 10/29/2018 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A Chipping Sparrow flittering from branch to branch in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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