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Brewer’s Sparrow
Spizella breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 10.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Genus Spizella
- Species breweri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.9 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brewer’s Sparrow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Brewer’s Sparrow is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) is a member of the Passerellidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across North America. Its distribution covers NA wc.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brewer’s Sparrow?
The Brewer’s Sparrow is a very small bird that weighs around 10.9 g.
Where does the Brewer’s Sparrow live?
The Brewer’s Sparrow is found across North America with a range covering NA wc, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brewer’s Sparrow belong to?
The Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brewer’s Sparrow eat?
The Brewer’s Sparrow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Brewer’s Sparrow migrate?
The Brewer’s Sparrow is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Brewer’s Sparrow endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brewer’s Sparrow make?
1 real field recording of the Brewer’s Sparrow can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brewer’s Sparrow's range?
The Brewer’s Sparrow has a mapped global range of about 3.2 million km².
Conservation
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