Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Savannah Sparrow,Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada, May 2009 - click on image for a larger view

Dezadeash Lake, Yukon, Canada
May 2009

The Savannah Sparrow is distributed throughout Canada and the USA and into most of Mexico and adjacent areas of Central America. There is a distribution map at NatureServe.

This sparrow has variable plumage but usually has yellow or whitish lores and supercilium. Upperparts are streaked as are the flanks and breast. Legs and feet are pink.

There is additional information available via Avibase.

The song begins with two or three chip notes followed by two trills with the second trill shorter and lower in pitch.

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