page_title: List of birds of the United States
section_title: New World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the United States / New World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: English: White-Crowned Sparrow / (Zonotrichia leucophrys). Français&#160;: Bruant à couronne blanche (Zonotrichia leucophrys).
context_page_description: This list of birds of the United States is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species confirmed in the United States as of July, 2019. It includes species from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories.
  The birds of the continental United States most closely resemble those of Eurasia, which was connected to the continent as part of the supercontinent Laurasia until around 60 million years ago. Many groups occur throughout the Northern Hemisphere and worldwide. However some groups unique to the New World have also arisen; those represented in this list are the hummingbirds, the New World vultures, the New World quail, the tyrant flycatchers, the vireos, the mimids, the New World warblers, the tanagers, the cardinals, and the icterids.
  Several common birds in the United States, such as the house sparrow, the rock pigeon, the European starling, and the mute swan are introduced species, meaning that they are not native to this continent but were brought here by humans. Introduced species are marked on this list as (I). In addition, many non-native species which have individual escapees or small feral populations in North America are not on this list.
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.
  Rufous-winged sparrow, Peucaea carpalis LC
  Botteri's sparrow, Peucaea botterii LC
  Cassin's sparrow, Peucaea cassinii LC
  Bachman's sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis (EM) NT
  Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum LC
  Olive sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus LC
  Five-striped sparrow, Amphispiza quinquestriata LC
  Black-throated sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata LC
  Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus LC
  Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys LC
  Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina LC
  Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida LC
  Black-chinned sparrow, Spizella atrogularis LC
  Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla LC
  Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri LC
  Worthen's sparrow, Spizella wortheni (A) EN
  Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca LC
  American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea LC
  Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis LC
  Yellow-eyed junco, Junco phaeonotus LC
  White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys LC
  Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla LC
  Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula NT
  White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis LC
  Sagebrush sparrow, Artemisiospiza nevadensis LC
  Bell's sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli LC
  Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus LC
  LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii LC
  Seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima (EM) LC
  Nelson's sparrow, Ammospiza nelsoni LC
  Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta (EM) EN
  Baird's sparrow, Centronyx bairdii LC
  Henslow's sparrow, Centronyx henslowii LC
  Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis LC
  Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia LC
  Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii LC
  Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana LC
  Canyon towhee, Melozone fuscus LC
  Abert's towhee, Melozone aberti LC
  California towhee, Melozone crissalis LC
  Rufous-crowned sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps LC
  Green-tailed towhee, Pipilo chlorurus LC
  Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus LC
  Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus LC
caption: White-crowned sparrow
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