What does the Rufous-collared Sparrow eat?

The Rufous-collared Sparrow's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Omnivore (primarily granivorous and insectivorous)

How it forages

Forages primarily on the ground, scratching with its feet to uncover seeds, insects, and small invertebrates. Also gleans insects from low vegetation. Diet includes a wide variety of grass seeds, weed seeds, berries, and arthropods such as beetles, ants, and caterpillars.

When it feeds

Diurnal, most active during early morning and late afternoon.

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