page_title: List of birds of Oregon
section_title: New World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Oregon / New World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: Lark Sparrow at Amado, Arizona
context_page_description: This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee. As of May 2020, there are 542 species on the list. Of them, 158 are on the review list. Nine species were introduced to Oregon or elsewhere in North America; one of them and two others have been extirpated from the state.
  Bird counts often change depending on factors such as the number and training of the observers, as well as opinions about what constitutes an officially recognized subspecies. Though northern climes typically do not support as many species as southerly locations, Oregon is fifth in bird species diversity in the United States, behind Florida, New Mexico, Texas and California. This amount of diversity is attributable to Oregon's numerous distinctive ecoregions and relatively mild winter weather, which make it an important wintering ground for migratory bird species, especially waterfowl, on the Pacific Flyway.
  Another result of the state's varying ecology is the 120 Important Bird Areas, such as the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, that are recognized as important conservation sites for birds.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae
  Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.
  Cassin's sparrow, Peucaea cassinii (R)
  Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
  Black-throated sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
  Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
  Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
  Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
  Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida
  Black-chinned sparrow, Spizella atrogularis (R)
  Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri
  Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca
  American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea
  Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis
  White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
  Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
  Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
  White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
  Sagebrush sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis
  Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
  LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii (R)
  Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
  Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
  Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
  Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
  California towhee, Melozone crissalis
  Green-tailed towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
  Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus
  Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (R)
caption: Lark sparrow
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