New World Sparrows in Belize
Our list for Belize has 4 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Belize in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chipping Sparrow 12–15 cm
- Lincoln's Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Clay-colored Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Lark Sparrow 15–17 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made