page_title: List of birds of Georgia (U.S. state)
section_title: New World sparrows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Georgia (U.S. state) / New World sparrows
caption_attribution_description: A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) feeding on the ground. Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.
context_page_description: This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society. As of July 2019, there are 425 species definitively included in the official list. Seven additional species are on the list but classed as provisional. Of the 425 species, 98 are classed as rare, four have been introduced to North America, and one is extinct.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in Georgia as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags are used to designate some species:
  - Rare - a species whose report is reviewable by the GOSRC
  (I) - Introduced - a species introduced to North America by humans, either directly or indirectly
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. Twenty-six species of Passerellidae have been recorded in Georgia.
  Bachman's sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
  Grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
  Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
  Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (R)
  Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
  Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida
  Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla
  Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca
  American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea (R)
  Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis
  White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
  Harris's sparrow, Zonotrichia querula (R)
  White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
  Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
  LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii
  Seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima
  Nelson's sparrow, Ammospiza nelsoni
  Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammospiza caudacta
  Henslow's sparrow, Centronyx henslowii
  Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
  Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
  Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
  Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
  Green-tailed towhee, Pipilo chlorurus (R)
  Spotted towhee, Pipilo maculatus (R)
  Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
caption: Song sparrow
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