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Spizella pallida
Clay-colored Sparrow
Amistad National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Clay-colored Sparrow
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae, Genus Spizella, Species Spizella pallida


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 9 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Biscayne National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chamizal National Memorial	Channel Islands National Park
Constitution Gardens	Death Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	National Capital Parks
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
White Sands National Park	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	4/4/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 5:30:12 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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