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Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
, SAVSP
EURING No:
18260
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
princeps recorded in Britain (of 21 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
15 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 21 g
Scientific name from:
L.: passercula =a little sparrow
and after Sandwich Bay, Labrador (Canada)
World Distribution:
North America
Habitat:
Grassland, farmland, saltmarsh
Diet:
In summer, insects and other arthropods, winter mostly seeds
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Dorset, 1982
(Broyd, S.J. 1985. British Birds 78:647-656)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
3
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(2003),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
No Records
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Gulbrynet spurv
Dutch:
Savannah-gors
Finnish:
Kenttäsirkkunen
French:
Bruant des prés
German:
Grasammer
Hungarian:
Cirpelo veréb
Icelandic:
Gresjutittlingur
Irish:
Italian:
Passero delle parterie
Norwegian:
Præriespurv
Polish:
Bagiennik zóltobrewy
Portuguese:
Escrevedeira-dos-prados
Spanish:
Chingolo sabanero
Swedish:
Gulbrynad grässparv
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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