Swamp Sparrow
SWSP- Scientific: Melospiza georgiana
- Spanish: Chingolo Pantanero
- French: Bruant des marais
- Family: New World Sparrows
- Bird Code: SWSP
If there is a 3° C increase in temperature due to unmitigated climate change
Predicted percentage of habitat lost
63%
Summer range lost
8%
Winter range lost
Climate and other threats imore info
Habitat
These sparrows are found in wetlands, mainly fresh-water marshes or brushy swamps although some breed in saltwater marshes near the Atlantic Coast.
Range
Eastern United States to Central Canada
Did you know?
Swamp Sparrows are similar in looks to Chipping Sparrows as both have red caps but they are bulkier and have longer legs which allow them to forage for invertebrates in shallow water.