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Least Concern

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow

Passerella megarhyncha

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow (Passerella megarhyncha) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow (Passerella megarhyncha) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 33.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
  4. Genus Passerella
  5. Species megarhyncha

Where it lives

Southwestern Oregon and California (western USA)

Quick facts

Weight
33.2 g
Diet
Omnivores
Family
Passerellidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.

Migration

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow (Passerella megarhyncha) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans North America. Its distribution covers NA sw Oregon and California (w USA).

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 33.2 g, with a wing length of about 8.4 cm and a tail of around 6.8 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 260,000 km².

Songs & calls

Thick-billed Fox Sparrow — Song

Recorded by Ed Pandolfino Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is a small bird that weighs around 33.2 g.

Where does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow live?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is found across North America with a range covering NA sw Oregon and California (w USA), where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.

What family does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow belong to?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow (Passerella megarhyncha) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow eat?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.

Does the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow migrate?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

Is the Thick-billed Fox 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 Thick-billed Fox Sparrow make?

1 real field recording of the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Thick-billed Fox Sparrow's range?

The Thick-billed Fox Sparrow has a mapped global range of about 260,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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