About the family
Browsing by family helps when shape, posture, or behavior is clearer than an exact species name. The New World Sparrows group below shares a branch of the tree; open any entry for full identification, range, diet, and conservation detail.
Species
Every New World Sparrows species, A–Z.
- 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
- Baird's Sparrow Centronyx bairdii
- Bay-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi
- Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli
- Bermuda Towhee Pipilo naufragus
- Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei
- Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis
- Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
- Black-faced Brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus
- Black-fronted Brushfinch Atlapetes nigrifrons
- Black-headed Brushfinch Arremon atricapillus
- Black-spectacled Brushfinch Atlapetes melanopsis
- Black-striped Sparrow Arremonops conirostris
- Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
- Bolivian Brushfinch Atlapetes rufinucha
- Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii
- Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri
- Bridled Sparrow Peucaea mystacalis
- Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow Melozone cabanisi
- California Towhee Melozone crissalis
- Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca
- Caracas Brushfinch Arremon phaeopleurus
- Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii
- Chaco Sparrow Rhynchospiza strigiceps
- Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Choco Brushfinch Atlapetes crassus
- Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow Peucaea sumichrasti
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Collared Towhee Pipilo ocai
- Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus
- Costa Rican Brushfinch Arremon costaricensis
- Cuzco Brushfinch Atlapetes canigenis
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Dusky Chlorospingus Chlorospingus semifuscus
- Dusky-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus
- Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
- Five-striped Sparrow Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
- Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Fulvous-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps
- Golden-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes tricolor
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis
- Gray-browed Brushfinch Arremon assimilis
- Gray-crowned Ground-Sparrow Melozone occipitalis
- Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus
- Green-striped Brushfinch Arremon virenticeps
- Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
- Guadalupe Junco Junco insularis
- Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii
- Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
- Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys LC
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Marañon Sparrow Arremon nigriceps
- Moss-backed Sparrow Arremon dorbignii
- Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus
- Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
- Northern Slaty Brushfinch Atlapetes schistaceus
- Oaxaca Sparrow Aimophila notosticta
- Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus
- Olive Finch Arremon castaneiceps
- Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
- Pale-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidiceps
- Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha
- Paria Brushfinch Arremon phygas
- Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
- Perija Brushfinch Arremon perijanus
- Peruvian Slaty Brushfinch Atlapetes taczanowskii
- Pirre Chlorospingus Chlorospingus inornatus
- Rufous-capped Brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
- Rufous-eared Brushfinch Atlapetes rufigenis
- Rufous-winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis
- Rusty Sparrow Aimophila rufescens
- Rusty-bellied Brushfinch Atlapetes nationi
- Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow Melozone kieneri
- Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris
- Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis
- Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta
- Santa Marta Brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus
- Sao Francisco Sparrow Arremon franciscanus
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima
- Short-billed Chlorospingus Chlorospingus parvirostris
- Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi
- Sierra Nevada Brushfinch Arremon basilicus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Sooty-capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus
- Sooty-faced Finch Arremon crassirostris
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda
- Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Tacarcuna Chlorospingus Chlorospingus tacarcunae
- Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops
- Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus
- Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis
- Tumbes Sparrow Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Vilcabamba Brushfinch Atlapetes terborghi
- Volcano Junco Junco vulcani
- White-browed Brushfinch Arremon torquatus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- White-eared Ground-Sparrow Melozone leucotis
- White-faced Ground-Sparrow Melozone biarcuata
- White-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes albiceps
- White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha
- White-rimmed Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- White-throated Towhee Melozone albicollis
- White-winged Brushfinch Atlapetes leucopterus
- Worthen's Sparrow Spizella wortheni
- Yellow-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus
- Yellow-browed Sparrow Ammodramus aurifrons
- Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus
- Yellow-green Brushfinch Atlapetes luteoviridis
- Yellow-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes flaviceps
- Yellow-mandibled Sparrow Arremon axillaris
- Yellow-striped Brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus
- Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis
- Yellow-throated Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavigularis
- Yungas Sparrow Rhynchospiza dabbenei
- Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata