Marsh seedeater

Sporophila palustris

The Marsh seedeater (Sporophila palustris) is a bird found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. It eats seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Sporophila palustris
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay

🏡 Where the Marsh seedeater lives

Found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

🍽️ What it eats

🌰 Seeds & nuts80%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 8 grams. It mostly eats seeds.

Hear the Marsh seedeater

Recorded by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC47161. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Marsh seedeater

Where does the Marsh seedeater live?

The Marsh seedeater lives in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

What does the Marsh seedeater eat?

seeds and nuts (about 80%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Marsh seedeater endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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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.