---
title: "Song Sparrow"
description: "Melospiza melodia — Uccelli. The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/song-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Song Sparrow

> Melospiza melodia — Uccelli. The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow.

- Scientific name: *Melospiza melodia*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 272563
- Wikidata: [Q842599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9100](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9100)

## Names

- en: Song Sparrow
- de: Singammer
- es: Gorrión cantor
- fr: Bruant chanteur
- nl: Zanggors
- pl: Szarobrewka śpiewna

## Countries with the most observations

US (181036), CA (63178), MX (5486), PM (12), BE (10), BM (3), GB (3)

## Summary

The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant, variable, and adaptable species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_sparrow

## Photo

![Song Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/song-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79016324

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/song-sparrow?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).