Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia (A Wilson, 1810) SONSP 18350
Family: Passeriformes > Passerellidae

A common but very variable sparrow, that breeds extensively across North America. Song Sparrow is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with almost all records in late April or early May.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
40 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
40 records

BTO RECORDS

40 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
40 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Song Sparrow, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Bras Persain
Catalan: sit melòdic
Czech: strnadec zpevný
Danish: Sangspurv
Dutch: Zanggors
Estonian: laulusidrik
Finnish: laulusirkku
French: Bruant chanteur
German: Singammer
Hungarian: énekes verébsármány
Icelandic: Ómtittlingur
Italian: Passero cantore
Latvian: dziedatajzvirbulis
Lithuanian: žvirbliastarte giesmininke
Norwegian: Sangspurv
Polish: szarobrewka spiewna
Portuguese: tico-tico-musical
Slovak: strnádlik spevavý
Slovenian: pojoci vrabonad
Spanish: Chingolo cantor
Swedish: sångsparv

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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