Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae - 10 species in 7 genera depicted (out of 130 species in 31 genera, per iNaturalist 12-29-2019)
As of summer 2017, many of the New World sparrows were split off into a separate family leading to lots of ambiguities and contradictions on web sources.

cf - Family: Emberizidae (Old World buntings)

Species on page

Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)

Golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Harris' sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Species on separate pages

Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

California towhee (Melozone crissalis or Pipilo crissalis - disputed)

Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) - see separate page

Sparrows

Rufous-collared sparrow

Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Santiago, Chile 2006

Golden-crowned Sparrow (i>Zonotrichia atricapilla)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
January 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
January 26, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Barkley Fields
April 19, 2024
Canon R5

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
My yard
March 30, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Royal

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Palo Alto Baylands
February 25, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Palo Alto Baylands
February 25, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Bedwell Bayfront Park
January 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County
April 11, 2023
Canon R5

White-crowned

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Sparrow with bug

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Hellyer Park Winter Bird Walk
December 14, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Shoreline Park
December 21, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

gold

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
King tide
Geng Road
Palo Alto
December 14, 2020
Canon 7D markII

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Eleanor Pardee Park
March 29, 2021

White-crowned

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Merced National Wildlife Refuge
February 29, 2024
Canon R5

Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)

Harris

Harris's sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 18, 2024
Canon R5

Song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

Ornithologic aria

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon 7Dmark2

Song

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Palo Alto Baylands
December 28, 2019
Canon 7D markII

Song sparrow

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Palo Alto Baylands
May 14, 2024
Canon R5

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
April 1, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
March 13, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Family: Passerellidae New world sparrows)
Purissima Creek Redwoods Preserve
with Zarek and Wendy
December 27, 2019
Pixel 2

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Savannah sparrow

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
March 30, 2021
May, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2