Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows (Passerellidae) |
| Species | Melozone occipitalis |
| Codes | whegrs1, WEGS, GCGS |
Identification
The Gray-crowned Ground-Sparrow (Melozone occipitalis) is a member of the New World Sparrows family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code whegrs1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in New World Sparrows