Bird

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Names as given by USGS GAP.

Year-round in Alabama, breeding, in the USGS range maps. Its habitat models include 17 habitats found here.

Seasons here: Year-round
Breeding: Breeding
Range: 67 of 67 counties
Habitats: 17

Male Chipping Sparrow, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Timon T. K., some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 598343774. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Seasons in Alabama: Year-round
Breeding: Breeding
Counties in known range: 67 of 67
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

Southeast habitat models (USGS, 2001 land cover). The bird is not in every place a habitat occurs. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models Summer model Winter model

Habitats in Alabama 17

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. Shared habitat, not food.

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Summer and winterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Harvested Forest - Shrub RegenerationNamed place / source context. Shown: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; which part is not recorded, a neighboring state.Wooded scene looking out over partially open fields, Richard Schlecht, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Summer and winterRidge and Valley Calcareous Valley Bottom Glade and Woodland; Central Interior Highlands Calcareous Glade and BarrensLimestone cedar glade. Shown: Cedar Glade Number 5, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Catoosa County, Georgia, a neighboring state.Cedar Glade Number 5, Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, Catoosa County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Summer and winterCumberland Sandstone Glade and BarrensSolution pits on granite. Shown: Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, DeKalb County, Georgia, a neighboring state.Solution pits, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, DeKalb County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and WoodlandLimestone prairie. Shown: Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Georgia, a neighboring state.Grand Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Alan M. Cressler / U.S. Geological Survey, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Coastal dunes and beaches

Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland

Coastal Plain hammocks

Dense, evergreen groves of live oak, magnolia and other hardwoods in the southern Coastal Plain, from dry oak domes to wet hydric hammocks and south Florida's tropical hammocks; salt-shaped maritime hammocks are maritime forests.

Summer and winterSouthern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Summer and winter

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest; Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest; Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier; Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland; Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest; Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest; Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

Summer and winterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Hardwood and oak flatwoods

Flat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods; South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest; Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

Summer and winterSouthern Piedmont Mesic Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Pine flatwoods

Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.

Summer and winterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Summer and winterDeveloped, Open Space; Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Disturbed, Non-specific; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

Summer and winterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Cumberland Riverscour; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

Summer and winterDeciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (126)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Alabama.

Developed, Low Intensity Summer and winter
Developed, Medium Intensity Summer and winter
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter
Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer and winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer and winter
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer and winter
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer and winter
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer and winter
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer and winter
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer and winter
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer and winter
South Florida Pine Rockland Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer and winter
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Summer and winter
Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Summer and winter
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Summer and winter
Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Summer and winter
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Woodland Modifier Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Summer and winter
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Appalachian Shale Barrens Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Central Interior Highlands Dry Acidic Glade and Barrens Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer and winter
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Northern Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest Summer and winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Pine Barrens Summer and winter
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Summer and winter
Florida Peninsula Inland Scrub Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Oak Savanna Summer and winter
North-Central Oak Barrens Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Glade and Barrens Summer and winter
Nashville Basin Limestone Glade Summer and winter
Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Catahoula Barrens Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nepheline Syenite Glade Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Herbaceous Modifier Summer and winter
Western Great Plains Mesquite Woodland and Shrubland Summer and winter
Arkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland Summer and winter
Florida Dry Prairie Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Calcareous Prairie Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Calcareous Prairie Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland Summer and winter
Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland Summer and winter
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Summer and winter
Central and Upper Texas Coast Dune and Coastal Grassland Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald Summer and winter
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Summer and winter
Recently Burned Grassland Summer and winter
Recently Burned Shrubland Summer and winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Treed Summer and winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Summer and winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Summer and winter
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Summer and winter
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Summer and winter
Texas Saline Coastal Prairie Summer and winter
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer and winter
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer and winter
Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer and winter
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer and winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
South Florida Pine Flatwoods Summer and winter
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter
Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer and winter
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer and winter
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer and winter
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer and winter