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
Geographic range:
Passerculus sandwichensis sandwichensis : Amutka I., e Aleutians and w Alaskan Pen.; > to s California
Passerculus sandwichensis anthinus : Aleutians and n Alaska to sw Canada; > to Baja, s Mexico
Passerculus sandwichensis crassus : SE Alaska (Alexander Arch.) and adjacent mainland Alaska
Passerculus sandwichensis brooksi : Vancouver I. and coastal sw Br. Col. to nw Calif.; > to Baja
Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus : Coastal n California (Humboldt to San Luis Obispo County)
Passerculus sandwichensis brunnescens : Mexico (Durango to Jalisco, Puebla, Guerrero and Oaxaca)
Passerculus sandwichensis rufofuscus : Central Arizona and n New Mexico to n Mexico (Chihuahua)
Passerculus sandwichensis wetmorei : Mountains of extreme sw Guatemala
Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis : Great Basin and Great Plains of N America; > to s Mexico
Passerculus sandwichensis savanna : Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I. and Magdalen I.; > to Bahamas
Passerculus sandwichensis mediogriseus : SE Canada (Ontario to Gaspé Pen.) and ne US; > se US
Passerculus sandwichensis labradorius : E Quebec, Labrador and Newfoundland; > to se Texas
Passerculus sandwichensis oblitus : Central Canada and n-central US; > to ne Mexico
Passerculus sanctorum : San Benito Islands (off w Baja California)
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English: Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps]
French: Bruant des prés ou B. des San Benito [excl. princeps]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps] ( Passerculus [sandwichensis or sanctorum, excl. princeps] )
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Other synonyms
Catalan: sit pardalenc de prat
Czech: strnádka skvrnitý
Danish: Savannahspurv
German: Grasammer
English: Savannah or San Benito [excl. princeps]
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 ou B. des San Benito [excl. princeps]
Haitian Creole French: 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 or sanctorum, 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