Grasshopper Sparrow

Ammodramus savannarum

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Ammodramus
eBird Code
graspa

Subspecies (12)

  • Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus

    breeds southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico (northern Sonora); winters to Guatemala

  • Ammodramus savannarum beatriceae

    central Panama

  • Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus

    southern Mexico (Veracruz) to Nicaragua, northwestern Costa Rica, and western Panama

  • Ammodramus savannarum borinquensis

    Puerto Rico

  • Ammodramus savannarum caribaeus

    Curaçao and Bonaire

  • Ammodramus savannarum caucae

    Colombia (upper Cauca Valley) and adjacent northern Ecuador

  • Ammodramus savannarum cracens

    Petén and eastern Guatemala to Belize, eastern Honduras, and northeastern Nicaragua

  • Ammodramus savannarum floridanus

    central peninsular Florida

  • Ammodramus savannarum intricatus

    Hispaniola

  • Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus

    breeds southeastern British Columbia to western Ontario and southwestern USA; winters to El Salvador

  • Ammodramus savannarum pratensis

    breeds southeastern Canada and eastern USA; winters to Guatemala and Cuba

  • Ammodramus savannarum savannarum

    Jamaica

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.