Saltmarsh sparrow

Ammospiza caudacuta

The Saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) is a bird found in United States. Found in the United States. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ammospiza caudacuta
Region	North America
Found in	United States

🏡 Where the Saltmarsh sparrow lives

Found in the United States.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

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 19 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Kelly Faller (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1068535. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Saltmarsh sparrow

Where does the Saltmarsh sparrow live?

The Saltmarsh sparrow lives in United States. Found in the United States.

What does the Saltmarsh sparrow eat?

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

Is the Saltmarsh sparrow endangered?

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

More birds from North America

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