Black-chinned Sparrow

Spizella atrogularis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Spizella
eBird Code
bkcspa

Subspecies (3)

  • Spizella atrogularis atrogularis

    central plateau of Mexico (Durango to western Nuevo León and southern Oaxaca)

  • Spizella atrogularis cana

    coastal central California (Contra Costa to San Benito counties) and interior coastal mountains of California (Monterey) to northern Baja California

  • Spizella atrogularis evura

    southeastern California to northern Nevada, southwestern Utah, Arizona, western Texas, and northern Sonora

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.