Species |
Family |
Scientific name |
Breeding Regions |
Breeding Subregions |
Nonbreeding Subregions |
- PASSERIFORMES |
Abert's Towhee i | Passerellidae | Melozone aberti | NA, MA | sw USA and nw Mexico | |
American Tree Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizelloides arborea | NA | n Canada and Alaska | USA |
Antioquia Brushfinch (CR) i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes blancae | SA | nc Colombia | |
Apurimac Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes forbesi | SA | Peru | |
Ashy-throated Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus canigularis | MA, SA | Costa Rica to Peru | |
Bachman's Sparrow (NT) i | Passerellidae | Peucaea aestivalis | NA | se USA | |
Baird's Junco (NT) i U | Passerellidae | Junco bairdi | MA | s Baja California (nw Mexico) | |
Baird's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Centronyx bairdii | NA | sc Canada and nc USA | to n Mexico |
Bay-crowned Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes seebohmi | SA | far sw Ecuador to wc Peru | |
Bell's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Artemisiospiza belli | NA, MA | sw USA to Baja California | |
Bermuda Towhee (EX) i | Passerellidae | Pipilo naufragus †† † | NA | Bermuda | |
Black-capped Sparrow i U | Passerellidae | Arremon abeillei | SA | sw Ecuador and nw Peru | |
Black-chested Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea humeralis | MA | w Mexico | |
Black-chinned Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizella atrogularis | NA, MA | sw USA and Mexico | |
Black-fronted Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes nigrifrons | SA | Perijá Mts., extreme n Colombia and nw Venezuela | |
Black-headed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon atricapillus | MA, SA | e Panama and Colombian Andes | |
Black-spectacled Brushfinch (NT) i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes melanopsis | SA | Peru | |
Black-striped Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremonops conirostris | MA, SA | Honduras to n Brazil | |
Black-throated Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Amphispiza bilineata | NA, MA | w USA to c Mexico | |
Bolivian Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes rufinucha | SA | Bolivia | |
Botteri's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea botterii | NA, MA | sw USA to Costa Rica | |
Brewer's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizella breweri | NA | wc | to c Mexico |
Bridled Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea mystacalis | MA | c Mexico | |
Cabanis's Ground Sparrow (NT) i | Passerellidae | Melozone cabanisi | MA | c Costa Rica | |
California Towhee i | Passerellidae | Melozone crissalis | NA, MA | w USA and also Baja California (nw Mexico) | |
Canyon Towhee i | Passerellidae | Melozone fusca | NA, MA | sw USA and Mexico | |
Caracas Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon phaeopleurus | SA | Cordillera de la Costa, n Venezuela | |
Cassin's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea cassinii | NA, MA | sc, sw USA and n Mexico | |
Chaco Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Rhynchospiza strigiceps | SA | sc Paraguay to nc Argentina | |
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon brunneinucha | MA, SA | Mexico to Ecuador | |
Chipping Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizella passerina | NA, MA | widespread | |
Choco Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes crassus | SA | wc, sw Colombia to sw Ecuador | |
Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (NT) i | Passerellidae | Peucaea sumichrasti | MA | sw Mexico | |
Clay-colored Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizella pallida | NA | c Canada to nc USA | to w Mexico |
Collared Towhee i | Passerellidae | Pipilo ocai | MA | Mexico | |
Common Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus flavopectus | MA, SA | sw Mexico to nw Argentina | |
Costa Rican Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon costaricensis | MA | Costa Rica and w Panama | |
Cuzco Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes canigenis | SA | Peru | |
Dark-eyed Junco i | Passerellidae | Junco hyemalis | NA, MA | n, w | s USA to Mexico |
Dusky Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus semifuscus | SA | w Colombia and w Ecuador | |
Dusky-headed Brushfinch (NT) i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus | SA | Colombia | |
Eastern Towhee i | Passerellidae | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | NA | s Canada and c, e USA | to n Mexico |
Field Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Spizella pusilla | NA | se Canada to c, e USA | to ne Mexico |
Five-striped Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Amphispizopsis quinquestriata | MA | nw, w Mexico | |
Fulvous-headed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes fulviceps | SA | Bolivia and nw Argentina | |
Golden-crowned Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Zonotrichia atricapilla | NA | w Alaska to sw Canada | to nw Mexico |
Golden-winged Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon schlegeli | SA | Colombia and Venezuela | |
Grasshopper Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammodramus savannarum | NA, MA | widespread, also Colombia | |
Grassland Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammodramus humeralis | SA | widespread | |
Green-backed Sparrow i U | Passerellidae | Arremonops chloronotus | MA | se Mexico to Honduras | |
Green-striped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon virenticeps | MA | w, c Mexico | |
Green-tailed Towhee i | Passerellidae | Pipilo chlorurus | NA | w USA | c Mexico |
Grey-browed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon assimilis | SA | Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and most of Peru | |
Grey-eared Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes melanolaemus | SA | Peru | |
Guadalupe Junco (EN) i | Passerellidae | Junco insularis | MA | Guadalupe I. (off nw Mexico) | |
Half-collared Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon semitorquatus | SA | se Brazil | |
Harris's Sparrow (NT) i | Passerellidae | Zonotrichia querula | NA | nc and c Canada | sc USA |
Henslow's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Centronyx henslowii | NA | c, ec | se USA |
Large-footed Finch i | Passerellidae | Pezopetes capitalis | MA | Costa Rica and Panama | |
Lark Bunting i | Passerellidae | Calamospiza melanocorys | NA | sc Canada to sc USA | to nc Mexico |
Lark Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Chondestes grammacus | NA | w, n | se USA to Guatemala |
LeConte's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammospiza leconteii | NA | c Canada to nc USA | se USA |
Lincoln's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melospiza lincolnii | NA | w, n | MA |
Maranon Sparrow i U | Passerellidae | Arremon nigriceps | SA | nc Peru | |
Merida Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes meridae | SA | nw Venezuela | |
Moss-backed Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon dorbignii | SA | c Bolivia to nw Argentina | |
Moustached Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes albofrenatus | SA | n Colombia | |
Nelson's Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammospiza nelsoni | NA | Canada and n USA | se USA |
Oaxaca Sparrow i U | Passerellidae | Aimophila notosticta | MA | s Mexico | |
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes semirufus | SA | Venezuela and Colombia | |
Olive Finch (NT) i | Passerellidae | Arremon castaneiceps | SA | Colombia to Peru | |
Olive Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremonops rufivirgatus | NA, MA | s Texas to Costa Rica | |
Orange-billed Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon aurantiirostris | MA, SA | se Mexico to ne Peru | |
Pale-headed Brushfinch (EN) i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes pallidiceps | SA | inter-Andean valleys of Azuay, sc Ecuador | |
Pale-naped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes pallidinucha | SA | Venezuela to Peru | |
Paria Brushfinch (VU) i | Passerellidae | Arremon phygas | SA | Cordillera de la Costa Oriental, ne Venezuela | |
Pectoral Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon taciturnus | SA | nw SA, Amazonia | |
Perija Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Arremon perijanus | SA | Serranía del Perijá, ne Colombia and nw Venezuela | |
Pirre Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus inornatus | MA | Panama | |
Prevost's Ground Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melozone biarcuata | MA | se Mexico to El Salvador | |
Red Fox Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Passerella iliaca | NA | nw, c Alaska to e Canada | sc, se USA |
Rufous-capped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes pileatus | MA | Mexico | |
Rufous-collared Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Zonotrichia capensis | MA, SA | s Mexico to s Argentina; also Hispaniola | |
Rufous-crowned Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Aimophila ruficeps | NA, MA | sc, sw USA and Mexico | |
Rufous-eared Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes rufigenis | SA | Peru | |
Rufous-winged Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea carpalis | NA, MA | sw USA and nw Mexico | |
Rusty Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Aimophila rufescens | MA | nw Mexico to nw Costa Rica | |
Rusty-bellied Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes nationi | SA | Peru | |
Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melozone kieneri | MA | Mexico | |
Saffron-billed Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Arremon flavirostris | SA | se, sc | |
Sagebrush Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | NA | wc USA | sw USA and n Mexico |
Saltmarsh Sparrow (EN) i | Passerellidae | Ammospiza caudacuta | NA | e, ne USA | se USA |
Santa Marta Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes melanocephalus | SA | Colombia | |
Sao Francisco Sparrow (NT) i U | Passerellidae | Arremon franciscanus | SA | ec Brazil | |
Savannah Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Passerculus sandwichensis | NA, MA | Canada to Guatemala | |
Seaside Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammospiza maritima | NA | e, s USA coasts | |
Sierra Madre Sparrow (EN) i | Passerellidae | Xenospiza baileyi | MA | c Mexico | |
Sierra Nevada Brushfinch (NT) i | Passerellidae | Arremon basilicus | SA | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, n Colombia | |
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Passerella schistacea | NA | sw Canada to wc USA | California to n Baja California and s Arizona |
Slaty Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes schistaceus | SA | Venezuela to Peru | |
Song Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melospiza melodia | NA | widespread, also to c Mexico | |
Sooty Fox Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Passerella unalaschcensis | NA | Aleutian Is. and sw Alaska to nw British Columbia | British Columbia s to s California |
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus pileatus | MA | Costa Rica and w Panama | |
Sooty-faced Finch i | Passerellidae | Arremon crassirostris | MA | Costa Rica and Panama | |
Spotted Towhee i | Passerellidae | Pipilo maculatus | NA, MA | sw Canada to w Guatemala | |
Stripe-headed Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Peucaea ruficauda | MA | w Mexico to Costa Rica | |
Striped Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Oriturus superciliosus | MA | w, c Mexico | |
Swamp Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melospiza georgiana | NA | nc, ne | to ne Mexico |
Tacarcuna Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus tacarcunae | MA, SA | Panama and Colombia | |
Taczanowski's Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes taczanowskii | SA | c Peru | |
Tanager Finch i | Passerellidae | Oreothraupis arremonops | SA | w Colombia and nw Ecuador | |
Tepui Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes personatus | SA | tepuis | |
Thick-billed Fox Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Passerella megarhyncha | NA | sw Oregon and California (w USA) | C, s California and nw Baja California |
Tocuyo Sparrow i U | Passerellidae | Arremonops tocuyensis | SA | Colombia and Venezuela | |
Tricolored Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes tricolor | SA | Peru | |
Tumbes Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Rhynchospiza stolzmanni | SA | far s Ecuador and nw Peru | |
Vesper Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Pooecetes gramineus | NA | w, n | se USA and Mexico |
Vilcabamba Brushfinch (NT) i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes terborghi | SA | Peru | |
Volcano Junco i | Passerellidae | Junco vulcani | MA | Costa Rica and Panama | |
White-browed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Arremon torquatus | SA | s Peru, Bolivia and Argentina | |
White-crowned Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Zonotrichia leucophrys | NA | n | to c Mexico |
White-eared Ground Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Melozone leucotis | MA | s Mexico to Costa Rica | |
White-headed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes albiceps | SA | far sw Ecuador and nw Peru | |
White-naped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes albinucha | MA, SA | Mexico to far n Ecuador | |
White-rimmed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes leucopis | SA | s Colombia and Ecuador | |
White-throated Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Zonotrichia albicollis | NA | nw, w Canada and ne, nc USA | to n Mexico |
White-throated Towhee i | Passerellidae | Melozone albicollis | MA | Mexico | |
White-winged Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes leucopterus | SA | nw Ecuador to nw, nc Peru | |
Worthen's Sparrow (EN) i U | Passerellidae | Spizella wortheni | MA | n Mexico | |
Yellow-breasted Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes latinuchus | SA | n Colombia to c Peru | |
Yellow-browed Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Ammodramus aurifrons | SA | Colombia through Amazonia | |
Yellow-eyed Junco i | Passerellidae | Junco phaeonotus | NA, MA | sw USA to Guatemala | |
Yellow-green Brushfinch i U | Passerellidae | Atlapetes luteoviridis | MA | Panama | |
Yellow-headed Brushfinch (NT) i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes flaviceps | SA | Colombia | |
Yellow-striped Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes citrinellus | SA | nw Argentina | |
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch i | Passerellidae | Atlapetes tibialis | MA | Costa Rica and Panama | |
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus i | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus flavigularis | MA, SA | Panama to Peru | |
Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus i U | Passerellidae | Chlorospingus parvirostris | SA | Colombia to Bolivia | |
Yungas Sparrow i | Passerellidae | Rhynchospiza dabbenei | SA | se Bolivia to nw Argentina | |
Zapata Sparrow (NT) i | Passerellidae | Torreornis inexpectata | NA | Cuba | |
82% 115 species of 140 (1 extinct).