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American tree sparrow

Spizelloides arborea (A. Wilson, 1810)

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The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) is a species in the family Passerellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 17.1 g to 18.6 g and live up to 10.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Photo: Mdf (first upload in en wikipedia on 23:22, 3 November 2005 by Mdf) Edited… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the American tree sparrow

Weight
17.1 g – 18.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.48src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the American tree sparrow

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American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Mykola Swarnyk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the American tree sparrow live?

Not recorded

What is the American tree sparrow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea), also known as the winter sparrow, is a medium-sized New World sparrow. It breeds in Alaska and Northern Canada and winters in Southern Canada and the Contiguous United States. It is the only member of the genus Spizelloides.

From the Wikipedia article “American tree sparrow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_tree_sparrow&oldid=1382321689), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the American tree sparrow sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the American tree sparrow endangered?

The American tree sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the American tree sparrow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPasserellidae
  6. genusSpizelloides
  7. SpeciesSpizelloides arborea (A. Wilson, 1810)

Synonyms Fringilla arborea, Passerella arborea, Spizella arborea, Spizella monticola

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Tree sparrowEnglish
  • Winter ChippyEnglish
  • Winter sparrowEnglish
  • sit guineuer arboriCatalan
  • strnádka pokřovníCzech
  • bras coedWelsh
  • Amerikansk TræspurvDanish
  • BaumammerGerman
  • arba pasereloEsperanto
  • Chingolo arbóreoSpanish
  • tundrasidrikEstonian
  • گنجشک درختی آمریکاPersian
  • amerikansirkkuliFinnish
  • bruant hudsonienFrench
  • Bruantin hudsonienFrench
  • Gealóg chrainnIrish
  • šumski strnadarCroatian
  • verébsármányHungarian
  • Passero arboricoloItalian
  • passero arboricolo americanoItalian
  • ムナフヒメドリJapanese
  • Arktinis žvirblelisLithuanian
  • amerikinė žvirblinė startaLithuanian
  • koku zvirbulisLatvian
  • ToendragorsDutch
  • Amerikaanse BoomgorsDutch
  • bjørkespurvNorwegian
  • Spizela drzewnaPolish
  • pasówka rdzawołbistaPolish
  • tico-tico-arbóreoPortuguese
  • tico-tico-das-árvoresPortuguese
  • Древесная овсянкаRussian
  • Воробьиная овсянкаRussian
  • Древесная воробьиная овсянкаRussian
  • strnádlik stromovýSlovak
  • Severni strnadSerbian
  • tundrasparvSwedish
  • Amerika ağaç serçesiTurkish
  • Hudson Körfezi SerçesiTurkish
  • вівсянка північнаUkrainian
  • пасовник північнийUkrainian
  • 树雀鹀Chinese
  • 樹雀鵐Chinese
  • 美洲树雀鹀Chinese
  • 美洲樹雀鵐Chinese

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Relatives of the American tree sparrow

Other species in the same family Passerellidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the American tree sparrow?

An adult American tree sparrow weighs 17.1 g – 18.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the American tree sparrow endangered?

The American tree sparrow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the American tree sparrow live?

The American tree sparrow has a recorded lifespan of 10.8 years.

What kind of animal is the American tree sparrow?

The American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) belongs to the family Passerellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{american_tree_sparrow_2026,
  title = {American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/american-tree-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}