Listen to the Worthen's sparrow
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About the Worthen's sparrow
The Worthen's sparrow is a bird in the family Passerellidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “endangered”.
What does the Worthen's sparrow sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as spizella wortheni limpio. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) is a species of American sparrow that is endemic to northeastern Mexico. It was first described by Robert Ridgway in 1884 and named for the American naturalist Charles K. Worthen. This small bird has been listed as endangered by the IUCN since 1994.
Related birds in the genus Spizella
More from the family Passerellidae
Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis
White-crowned sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Rufous-collared sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
American tree sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Savannah sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Eastern towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Lincoln's sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Tanager finch
Oreothraupis arremonops
Spotted towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Worthen's sparrow sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Worthen's sparrow on this page, including its spizella wortheni limpio. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Worthen's sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Worthen's sparrow as “endangered”.
What family does the Worthen's sparrow belong to?
The Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Spizella wortheni limpio by MUSAVE – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q903920 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Worthen's sparrow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Annika Lindqvist – CC BY 4.0