American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)New World Sparrows
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About the American Tree Sparrow
Hardy northern sparrow with plump body, small bill and long, thin tail. Note rusty cap and rusty (not black) eyeline, gray head and unstreaked grayish breast with dark smudge in center. Small flocks hop on ground, foraging for seeds, giving a soft, musical twitter. In winter, look for them in weedy fields with shrubs, forest edges, and marshes. Readily visit backyards. Rarely seen south of northern Canada in summer.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 7 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
