Song sparrow

Melospiza melodia

The Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Brushy fields, marshes and gardens across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Melospiza melodia
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Song sparrow lives

Brushy fields, marshes and gardens across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs40%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

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.

💡 Each male sings many different songs, up to dozens of tunes.

Hear the Song sparrow

Recorded by Rogerick Anas (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1142204. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Song sparrow

Where does the Song sparrow live?

The Song sparrow lives in United States and Canada. Brushy fields, marshes and gardens across North America.

What does the Song sparrow eat?

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

Is the Song 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.