Editing Song sparrow (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Melospiza melodia'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22721058A94696727 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721058A94696727.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
| image = Song sparrow in Prospect Park (93031).jpg
| image_caption= in [[Brooklyn, New York]], USA
| image2 = Melospiza-melodia-001.ogg
| genus = Melospiza
| species = melodia
| authority = ([[Alexander Wilson (ornithologist)|Wilson]], 1810)
| range_map = Melospiza melodia map.svg
| range_map_caption = Part of the range of ''M. melodia'' {{leftlegend|#ff9955|Breeding range|outline=gray}}{{leftlegend|#aa87de|Year-round range|outline=gray}}{{leftlegend|#87aade|Wintering range|outline=gray}}
| synonyms =
''Melospiza cinerea''
}}

The '''song sparrow''' ('''''Melospiza melodia''''') is a medium-sized [[New World sparrow]]. Among the native sparrows in [[North America]], it is easily one of the most abundant, variable and adaptable species.