Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis - Bruant des prés

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Passerellidés
Genus
:
Passerculus
Species
:
sandwichensis

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: 20 à 22 cm.
Weight
: 15 à 28 g

Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family.

Subspecific information 17 subspecies

Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis (e Aleutians and islands off the Alaskan Pen.)
Passerculus sandwichensis princeps (Sable I.. e Nova Scotia in e Canada.)
Passerculus sandwichensis labradorius (c and e Canada, nc USA)
Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (s and se Canada and ne USA)
Passerculus sandwichensis anthinus (Alaska and nw Canada)
Passerculus sandwichensis brooksi (sw Canada and nw USA)
Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus (coastal California. w USA.)
Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis (sc Canada and wc USA)
Passerculus sandwichensis brunnescens (nc Mexico)
Passerculus sandwichensis wetmorei (sw Guatemala)
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi (sw USA and n Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis anulus (wc Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis guttatus (sc Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis magdalenae (s Baja California. nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis sanctorum (San Benito Is.. off Baja California in nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis rostratus (ne Baja California and nw Sonora. nw Mexico.)
Passerculus sandwichensis atratus (coastal Sonora to Sinaloa. nw to w Mexico.)

Foreign names

Bruant des prés,
Chingolo sabanero,
tico-tico-dos-prados,
Grasammer,
mezei verébsármány,
Savannahgors,
Passero delle praterie,
gulbrynad grässparv,
Musespurv,
strnádlik trávový,
strnadec luční,
Savannahspurv,
kenttäsirkkunen,
sit pardalenc de prat,
Gresjutittlingur,
bagiennik żółtobrewy,
Savanas zvirbulis,
prerijski vrabonad,
Саванная овсянка,
サバンナシトド,
稀树草鹀,
稀樹草鵐,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Tundra, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands, Coastal Sand Dunes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland