#1283 · 🐦 birds

Savannah Sparrow

🇳🇱 Savannahgors ·Passerculus sandwichensis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Savannah sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis ) is a small American sparrow. It is the only widely accepted member of the genus Passerculus . Comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequences indicates that the Ipswich sparrow , formerly usually considered a valid species (as Passerculus princeps ), is a well-marked subspecies of the Savannah sparrow, whereas the southwestern large-billed sparrow should be recognized as a distinct species ( Passerculus rostratus ).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 85,339iNaturalist observations
weight 19.5 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
85,339 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 20 g.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 (237 years ago).