Field sparrow

Spizella pusilla

The Field sparrow (Spizella pusilla) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Old fields and brushy meadows in North America. It eats seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Spizella pusilla
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Field sparrow lives

Old fields and brushy meadows in North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its song sounds like a ball bouncing faster and faster.

Hear the Field sparrow

Recorded by Mario Reyes Jr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1135218. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Field sparrow

Where does the Field sparrow live?

The Field sparrow lives in United States and Canada. Old fields and brushy meadows in North America.

What does the Field sparrow eat?

seeds and nuts (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Field sparrow endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.