Listen: The call of the song sparrow

Listen: The call of the song sparrow

The song sparrow, or Melospiza melodia, is found in North America, from central Canada through the United States.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The zebra finch, or Taeniopygia guttata, is found in Australia and Indonesia.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common nightingale, or Luscinia megarhynchos, is found in selective distribution in British Isles and southern Europe; in winter, it is found in northern and central Africa.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The European starling, or Sturnus vulgaris, is native to Eurasia and North Africa.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.