New World Sparrows

Passerellidae · 146 species

New World Sparrows (Passerellidae) is a family of 146 bird species in the order Passeriformes. They live mostly in forest, shrubland, grassland habitats. The smallest is the Brewer's Sparrow and the largest the Collared Towhee.

Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti
American Tree Sparrow Passerella 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 Passerculus bairdii
Bay-crowned Brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi
Belding's Sparrow Passerculus guttatus
Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli
Black-capped Sparrow Arremon abeillei
Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis
Black-chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis
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
Cream-crowned Brush-finch Atlapetes paynteri
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 Amphispiza quinquestriata
Fulvous-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus
Green-striped Brushfinch Arremon virenticeps
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus
Grey-browed Brushfinch Arremon assimilis
Grey-crowned Ground Sparrow Melozone occipitalis
Grey-eared Brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus
Guadalupe Junco Junco insularis
Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
Henslow's Sparrow Passerculus henslowii
Large-billed Sparrow Passerculus rostratus
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
Maranon Sparrow Arremon nigriceps
Merida Brush-finch Atlapetes meridae
Moss-backed Sparrow Arremon dorbignii
Moustached Brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus
Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
Oaxaca Sparrow Aimophila notosticta
Ochre-breasted Brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus
Olive Finch Arremon castaneiceps
Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus
Orange-billed Sparrow Arremon aurantiirostris
Orange-throated Bush-tanager Chlorospingus hypophaeus
Pale-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidiceps
Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha
Paria Brushfinch Arremon phygas
Pectoral Sparrow Arremon taciturnus
Perija Brushfinch Arremon perijanus
Pirre Chlorospingus Chlorospingus inornatus
Prevost's Ground Sparrow Melozone biarcuata
Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
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
San Benito Sparrow Passerculus sanctorum
Santa Marta Brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus
Sao Francisco Sparrow Arremon franciscanus
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima
Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi
Sierra Nevada Brushfinch Arremon basilicus
Slate-colored Fox Sparrow Passerella schistacea
Slaty Brushfinch Atlapetes schistaceus
Socorro Towhee Pipilo socorroensis
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Sooty Fox Sparrow Passerella unalaschcensis
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
Taczanowski's Brushfinch Atlapetes taczanowskii
Tanager Finch Oreothraupis arremonops
Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus
Thick-billed Fox Sparrow Passerella megarhyncha
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis
Tricolored Brushfinch Atlapetes tricolor
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-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 Pselliophorus luteoviridis
Yellow-headed Brushfinch Atlapetes flaviceps
Yellow-mandibled Sparrow Arremon axillaris
Yellow-striped Brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Pselliophorus tibialis
Yellow-throated Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavigularis
Yellow-whiskered Chlorospingus Chlorospingus parvirostris
Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata