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The Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) is a bird found in Mexico. Found in Mexico. It eats seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Worthen's sparrow lives

Found in Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Worthen's sparrow

Recorded by Manuel Grosselet (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC370762. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Worthen's sparrow

Where does the Worthen's sparrow live?

The Worthen's sparrow lives in Mexico. Found in Mexico.

What does the Worthen's sparrow eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Worthen's sparrow endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Northern parula
• Blue-winged teal
• Field sparrow
• Buff-throated saltator
• Orange-crowned warbler
• Scaled dove

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