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The Sierra Madre sparrow (Xenospiza baileyi) is a bird found in Mexico. Found in Mexico. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Sierra Madre sparrow lives

Found in Mexico.

🍽️ 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

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Recorded by James Bradley (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC305576. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Sierra Madre sparrow

Where does the Sierra Madre sparrow live?

The Sierra Madre sparrow lives in Mexico. Found in Mexico.

What does the Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre sparrow endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Streaked flycatcher
• Eastern kingbird
• Red-crowned woodpecker
• American redstart
• Indigo bunting
• Northern shoveler

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