Species profile
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Quick answer
Streaked breast with a central spot; endlessly variable song.
- Scientific name
- Melospiza melodia
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melospiza
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Wet thickets, gardens
Recording Song Sparrow in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Passerellidae
- Abert's towhee (Melozone aberti)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae)
- Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi)
- Ashy-throated Chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis)
- Baird's Junco (Junco bairdi)
- Bairds Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)