New World Sparrows

Grassland Sparrow

Ammodramus humeralis

The Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis) is a 16 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Sparrows

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

16 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guyana, Venezuela, Suriname, Peru, GF.

Where to see it: Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Bolivia); Bahia de Asuncion (Paraguay); PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela).

Photo: (c) E Santos Ortega, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist