Savannah sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Grasslands, meadows and fields across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Passerculus sandwichensis
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Savannah sparrow lives

Grasslands, meadows and fields across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

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.

💡 It runs through the grass instead of flying, and builds nests hidden on the ground.

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Recorded by Benjamin Drillat (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1060896. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Savannah sparrow

Where does the Savannah sparrow live?

The Savannah sparrow lives in United States and Canada. Grasslands, meadows and fields across North America.

What does the Savannah sparrow eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Savannah sparrow endangered?

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

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.