Spizella spi·zella uncommon noun 1. chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow Synonymsgenus Spizella Related words Word family Spizella arboreaSpizella passerinaSpizella pusilla Broader terms bird genus Parts Fringillidae Part of chipping sparrowfield sparrowtree sparrow WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.