Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Grasshopper Sparrow
The Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ammodramus savannarum
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 12 subspecies for this species.
- Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus
- Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus
- Ammodramus savannarum pratensis
- Ammodramus savannarum floridanus
- Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus
- Ammodramus savannarum beatriceae
- Ammodramus savannarum cracens
- Ammodramus savannarum caucae
- Ammodramus savannarum savannarum
- Ammodramus savannarum intricatus
- Ammodramus savannarum borinquensis
- Ammodramus savannarum caribaeus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla savannarum
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Jamaica.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.921
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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