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title: "Savannah Sparrow"
description: "Passerculus sandwichensis — Birds. The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small New World sparrow that is the only member of the genus Passerculus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/savannah-sparrow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Savannah Sparrow

> Passerculus sandwichensis — Birds. The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small New World sparrow that is the only member of the genus Passerculus.

- Scientific name: *Passerculus sandwichensis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 83636
- Wikidata: [Q287893](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287893)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9981](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9981)

## Names

- en: Savannah Sparrow
- de: Grasammer
- es: Gorrión sabanero
- fr: Bruant des prés
- nl: Savannahgors
- pt: Tico-tico-dos-prados
- pl: Bagiennik żółtobrewy

## Countries with the most observations

US (59554), CA (15258), MX (3698), PM (18), BM (10), HN (10), SV (8), CR (5), GT (4)

## Summary

The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small New World sparrow that is the only member of the genus Passerculus. It is a widespread and abundant species that occupies open grassland habitats in North America.
Over most of its range it is migratory, breeding in Canada and the northern United States while wintering in Mexico and the southern United States. It is a sexually monomorphic species that is quite variable in appearance. Around 17 subspecies are currently recognised. These are divided into several groups, some of which have sometimes been considered as separate species.
The species name sandwichensis…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_sparrow

## Photo

![Savannah Sparrow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/savannah-sparrow/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165939268

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/savannah-sparrow?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).