New World Sparrows in Bermuda
Our list for Bermuda has 6 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bermuda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaPassage migrantRare12–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Apr
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chipping Sparrow 12–15 cm
- Swamp Sparrow 12–15 cm
- Lincoln's Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Clay-colored Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Song Sparrow 12–17 cm
- White-crowned Sparrow 15–16 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