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Bookmark or Share- Grasshopper Sparrow Identification - All About BirdsAmong the smallest birds in its habitat; slightly smaller than a Savannah Sparrow. sparrow-sized or smaller Measurements. Both Sexes; Length: 4.3-4.5 in (10.8-11.5 cm) Weight: 0.5-0.7 oz (14-20 g) Wingspan: 7.9 in (20 cm)
- Grasshopper Sparrow - eBirdSmall, short-tailed, flat-headed sparrow found in weedy grasslands. Warm buffy coloration with clean unstreaked breast. Thin white eyering and yellow patch above eye. Back and wings are patterned with gray and rufous. Easy to see when singing atop a shrub, but can be very secretive much of the year.
- Grasshopper Sparrow - American Bird ConservancyAbout the Grasshopper Sparrow. More often heard than seen, the Grasshopper Sparrow is named for the insect-like quality of its songs. Like its cousins the Henslow's and Baird's Sparrows, the Grasshopper Sparrow appears big-headed and large-billed when compared to more familiar species like the Savannah Sparrow.
- Grasshopper Sparrow | Audubon Field GuideAt a Glance. A flat-headed, short-tailed little sparrow of the fields, the Grasshopper Sparrow may go unnoticed even when it is singing, because its song is much like the buzz of a grasshopper. The birder who learns this sound may spot the bird perched on a weed stalk or the lowest wire of a fence.
- ADW: Ammodramus savannarum: INFORMATIONGrasshopper sparrows are a unique element of the native North American grassland fauna. Economic Importance for Humans: Negative. There are no known adverse effects of grasshopper sparrows on humans. Conservation Status. Grasshopper sparrow populations have been experiencing declines of 3.9% on average throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...
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