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Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

The Grasshopper Sparrow is a small bird that loves to hop around in grassy fields. It has a sweet, chirpy song that sounds like it's singing about summer days.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Grasshopper Sparrow is a small, streaky brown bird with a large, flat head and a short tail. It has a buffy chest and an unstreaked pale belly, often with a yellow patch near the bend of its wing, making it look well-hidden in dry grasses.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamiliePasserellidaeGattungAmmodramus

Grasshopper Sparrow

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Some Grasshopper Sparrows travel thousands of miles to warmer lands for winter!

Their eggs are often spotted with reddish-brown, making them tiny works of art!

Unlike many birds, they prefer to walk or run through fields rather than fly long distances!

When singing, a male Grasshopper Sparrow often tilts its head back dramatically!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Grasshopper Sparrows have streaky brown plumage that helps them blend perfectly into tall, dry grasses to hide from predators.

Grasshopper Sparrows can produce a high-pitched, insect-like buzz as a song, helping them communicate and claim territory.

Grasshopper Sparrows can run quickly through dense vegetation like a mouse, which helps them forage and evade detection.

Maße und Details

Länge: 11-14 cm
Flügelspannweite: 17-22 cm
Gewicht: 0.013-0.02 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-4 Jahre
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-6
Brutzeit: 10-13 Tage
Zugstrecke: 3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny birds feast mostly on insects like grasshoppers and beetles, plus a few seeds!

Altersunterschiede: Young birds eat mostly soft-bodied insects, while adults include more seeds in their diet.

Hauptnahrung

Grasshoppers
Beetles
Crickets
Caterpillars
Spiders
Grass seeds

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

A primary food source for sparrows, rich in protein.

eats

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Sparrows help control this common agricultural pest.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common aerial predator of small grassland birds.

depends on

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Key prairie grass providing essential cover and nesting sites.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Gesang

Singende Tiere erzeugen komplexe Lautäußerungen, oft um Partner anzulocken, ihr Revier zu verteidigen oder innerhalb ihrer Art zu kommunizieren.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.