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Melospiza melodia · Family Passerellidae

Melospiza melodia

Family Passerellidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
GBIF occurrence records
22,476,658
Countries and territories with records
22
Song Sparrow
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About this species

This species has 22,476,658 occurrence records from 22 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (81.7%) and Canada (18.1%); together they account for 99.8% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 1.6% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Melospiza melodia combines the genus name Melospiza with the species epithet melodia. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Melospiza; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Melospiza georgiana and Melospiza lincolnii.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 129 species of the family Passerellidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 27.7 times the family average (810,852). The family Passerellidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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