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The Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Marshes and wet meadows across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Swamp sparrow lives

Marshes and wet meadows 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

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Recorded by Melissa Hafting (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC698153. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Swamp sparrow

Where does the Swamp sparrow live?

The Swamp sparrow lives in United States and Canada. Marshes and wet meadows across North America.

What does the Swamp 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 Swamp sparrow endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Blue dacnis
• Black-and-white warbler
• Common tern
• Ring-necked duck
• Burrowing owl
• Green heron

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