New World Sparrows

Savannah Sparrow

Grasammer

Passerculus sandwichensis

New World Sparrows7 photosFirst seen: 11 July 2026

The Savannah Sparrow is a small, streaked grassland sparrow with a short tail and usually a yellow patch in front of the eye. It lives in fields, meadows, salt marshes and tundra across much of North America. Seeds dominate the winter diet, while insects are important during breeding. The nest is concealed on the ground beneath grass. Numerous regional forms differ in size and colour.

ID tip: Yellow lores and a short notched tail separate it from the longer-tailed, plainer-faced Song Sparrow that shares the same field edges.

First seen: 11 July 2026 · Oyhut Wildlife Recreation Area · 7 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Denali National Park19 August 2026 Oyhut Wildlife Recreation Area11 July 2026

Family: New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)
Length: 11–17 cm
Wingspan: 18–25 cm
Regional status: Summer visitor (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat: Open grassland, coastal saltmarsh, farmland, dunes
Diet: Insects, spiders, seeds

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Savannah Sparrow

Places in my records

Selected photographs