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

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:		NJ: SNRM; NY: S3S4B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Amistad National Recreation Area
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	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
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:	7/18/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 2:29:26 AM

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