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Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
(L 5.5" WS 6.75" Wt 0.7 oz)
Yellowish supraoral is usually
but not always present.
but not always present.
Female gathers 10 times her weight
in food to feed her young during the
8 days they are in the nest.
in food to feed her young during the
8 days they are in the nest.
Viera Wetlands
09Feb2012
Merritt Island NWR
02Feb2014
© BirdNote,
Bryan Pfeiffer
Passerculus in Latin means little
sparrow; sandwichensis is after the
Sandwich Islands, former name of
the Hawaiian Islands after John
Mongague, the Earl of Swandwich.
sparrow; sandwichensis is after the
Sandwich Islands, former name of
the Hawaiian Islands after John
Mongague, the Earl of Swandwich.
© Audubon
Society
Society
© Wikipedia
This new species (the Savannah
Sparrow) is inhabitant of the low
countries on the Atlantic coast, from
Savannah, where I first discovered it.
Sparrow) is inhabitant of the low
countries on the Atlantic coast, from
Savannah, where I first discovered it.
(Alexander Wilson, 1811)