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title: "Black-chinned Sparrow"
description: "Spizella atrogularis — Aves. The black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) is a small bird in the genus Spizella, in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-chinned-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-chinned Sparrow

> Spizella atrogularis — Aves. The black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) is a small bird in the genus Spizella, in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae.

- Scientific name: *Spizella atrogularis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 3214
- Wikidata: [Q2926383](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2926383)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9139](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9139)

## Names

- en: Black-chinned Sparrow
- de: Schwarzkinnammer
- es: Gorrión barba negra
- fr: Bruant à menton noir
- nl: Zwartkingors
- pl: Spizela czarnobroda

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1786), US (1269)

## Summary

The black-chinned sparrow (Spizella atrogularis) is a small bird in the genus Spizella, in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It is found in the southwestern United States and throughout much of Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; most populations in the US migrate south after breeding while those in Mexico are resident. It is a slim, long-tailed bird, primarily gray with a reddish-brown back streaked with black, brown wings and tail, a pink beak, and brownish legs and feet. In the breeding season, the male shows black on his throat, chin, and the front of his face. Females, youngsters and nonbreeding…

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

## Photo

![Black-chinned Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-chinned-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253372924

## Machine access

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