Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps] (Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps])

Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps]

Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps] (= Passerculus sandwichensis) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Savannah sparrow is a small New World sparrow. It was the only member of the genus Passerculus and is typically the only widely accepted member. Comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequences indicates that the Ipswich sparrow, formerly usually considered a valid species, is a well-marked subspecies of the Savannah sparrow, whereas the southwestern large-billed sparrow should be recognized as a distinct species. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passerellidae
Genus:
   Passerculus
Scientific:
  Passerculus sandwichensis

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.875

Protonym:
Emberiza sandwichensis

Type locality:
Unalaska, Alaska.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/376/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
1F1A136DFB7BEA40

Avibase ID:
avibase-1F1A136D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1F1A136D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179314

English:
Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps]
French:
Bruant des prés, B. des San Benito, B. de Belding ou B. du Sonora [excl. princeps]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Savannah Sparrow ( Passerculus sandwichensis) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus]

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Catalan: sit pardalenc de prat
Czech: strnádka skvrnitý
Danish: Savannahspurv
German: Grasammer
English: Savannah Sparrow, Savannah, San Benito, Belding's or Large-billed Sparrow [excl. princeps]
Esperanto: Paserkulo
Spanish: Sabanero Zanjero
Spanish (Colombia): Gorrión sabanero
Spanish (Costa Rica): Sabanero zanjero
Spanish (Cuba): Grasammer
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gorrión de Sabana
Spanish (Spain): Chingolo Sabanero
Spanish (Honduras): Pinzón de savanna
Spanish (Mexico): Gorrión sabanero
Spanish (Panama): Gorrión de Savannah
Estonian: väljasidrik
Finnish: kenttäsirkkunen
Faroese: Heiðaspurvur
French: Bruant des prés, Bruant des prés, B. des San Benito, B. de Belding ou B. du Sonora [excl. princeps]
Haitian Creole: Zwazo savann
Hungarian: mezei verébsármány
Icelandic: Gresjutittlingur
Italian: Passero delle praterie
Japanese (romaji): kusa-chi hime-dori
Japanese: サバンナシトド
Japanese (Kanji): サバンナ鵐
Korean: 노랑눈썹북미참새
Korean (Transliteration): norang-nun-sseop-bungmi-cham-sae
Scientific: Ammodramus sandwichensis, Emberiza Sandwichensis, Passerculus [sandwichensis, sanctorum, guttatus or rostratus, excl. princeps], Passerculus sandwichensis, Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis
Lithuanian: Paprastoji prerinė žvirbliastratė
Latvian: Savanas zvirbulis
Dutch: Savannahgors
Norwegian: Musespurv
Polish: bagiennik zóltobrewy
Pinyin: xì-shù cǎo-wú
Portuguese: Tico-tico-dos-prados
Portuguese (Portugal): Tico-tico-dos-prados
Russian: Саванная овсянка
Slovak: strnádlik trávový
Slovenian: prerijski vrabonad
Serbian: Savanski strnad
Swedish: Gulbrynad grässparv
Turkish: Bozkır çintesi
Ukrainian: Вівсянка саванова
Chinese: 稀树草鹀
Chinese (Traditional): 稀樹美洲草鵐