New World Sparrows in Alaska
Our list for Alaska has 7 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 5 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Alaska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaResidentRare12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chipping Sparrow 12–15 cm
- Swamp Sparrow 12–15 cm
- Lincoln's Sparrow 13–15 cm
- Song Sparrow 12–17 cm
- American Tree Sparrow 14–17 cm
- White-crowned Sparrow 15–16 cm
- Fox Sparrow 15–19 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