New World Sparrows in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 9 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 7 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentUncommon12–17 cmRecorded all year
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusWinter visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaWinter visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–May
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorRare15–19 cmRegularly Oct–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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