Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus

Spanish: Gorrión arlequín

The lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) is a fairly large American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Chondestes.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Passerellidae

Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records34,501 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2020 – 2024

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2024-12-05 — observation by tilmaturasbirding
2024-01-02 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-28 — observation by zihuadean
2023-01-18 — observation by santiagob1986
2022-11-04 — observation by zihuadean
2022-10-31 — observation by susanaherrerarosas

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Cite as: “Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/chondestes-grammacus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.