Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina(Bechstein, JM, 1798)
English (US) Chipping Sparrow
The Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Spizella passerina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chipping Sparrow
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1798)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Spizella passerina passerina
- Spizella passerina arizonae
- Spizella passerina atremaea
- Spizella passerina mexicana
- Spizella passerina pinetorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla passerina
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1798)
- Type locality
- Canada ; restricted to Quebec City, Quebec, by Oberholser, 1955, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 45, p. 60.
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 3 p.544 pl.120 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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