Swamp sparrow

Weight

16.1 g – 18.8 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

5.42 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

7.75 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

13.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

4.25 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1.75 – 2src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Generalistsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The swamp 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familyPasserellidae
6. genusMelospiza
7. SpeciesMelospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Fringilla palustris, Melospiza geogiana, Zonotrichia georgiana, Zonotrichia georgiana georgiana, Zonotrichia georgiana georgiana

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LC, Least Concern

Song sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Passerellidae

LC, Least Concern

Lincoln's sparrow

Melospiza lincolnii

Passerellidae

CompareSwamp sparrow vs Song sparrowSwamp sparrow vs Lincoln's sparrow

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@misc{swamp_sparrow_2026,
  title = {Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/swamp-sparrow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}