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Grasshopper Sparrow Life History

Order: Passeriformes > Family: Emberizidae > Genus and species: Ammodramus savannarum

Size

  • Length: 5 inches
  • Wingspan: 8 inches
  • Weight: 17 grams

Habitat

  • agricultural fields
  • grassland
  • meadow

Diet

  • insects
  • seed

Range

Summer:

  • Widespread in North America

Winter:

  • North America, Central America

Abundance by Country

Nest Information

  • Number of broods: 2, 3? in Florida
  • Days spent incubating: 11-12
  • Days until young fledge: 9