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Primary Traits
18.6 g
0 m - 1,550 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Ammodramus savannarum
English name
Grasshopper Sparrow
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Ammodramus
Species
savannarum
Data source
SPBU, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
16 g
Maximum female mass
19 g
Minimum male mass
15 g
Maximum male mass
20 g
Minimum unsexed mass
13 g
Maximum unsexed mass
28 g
Average mass
18.6 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,550 m
Maximum elevation
3,000 m
Elevation range
1,550 m
Typical elevation
775 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Dome
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
3
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
6 d
Maximum fledging period
9 d
Nest parasitism
Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
7.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary