Grasshopper Sparrow Photo Gallery
Adult
Small, flat-headed sparrow with a deep bill. Unstreaked and buffy below with rusty spotting or streaking on the back. Note orange-yellow stripe in front of the eye.
© Marky Mutchler / Macaulay LibraryMissouri, June 02, 2020Adult
Flat-headed, short-tailed sparrow. Note unstreaked buffy belly and orange-yellow spot in front of the eye. Yellow feather edges at the shoulder are not often visible
© Kojo Baidoo / Macaulay LibraryMaryland, June 20, 2020Adult
Song is two short notes followed by a high, thin, insectlike trill.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNorth Dakota, June 26, 2011Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Juveniles have a band of streaks across the breast and are streaked brown, black, and buff on the back. Juveniles also show the orange-yellow mark in front of the eye.
© Matt Davis / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, August 04, 2017Adult
Note distinctive shape, with large bill, flat head, and thick neck.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryPennsylvania, June 30, 2015Not all videos have soundAdult
Flat-headed sparrow with a deep bill, unstreaked buffy breast, white eyering, and an orange-yellow mark in front of the eye.
© Blair Dudeck / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, June 05, 2020Adult
Flat-headed sparrow with a pale central crown stripe bordered by 2 dark stripes.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, June 08, 2011Adult
Usually shows orange-yellow on the lores—the area between the bill and the eye.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNorth Dakota, June 26, 2011Not all videos have soundAdult
Small, flat-headed sparrow with rusty streaks or spots on the back, a thin white eyering and an orange-yellow spot in front of the eye.
© Michael Stubblefield / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, May 24, 2020Juvenile
Main call is a very high, thin seep.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryArizona, October 17, 2013Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
New World Sparrows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Passerellidae)
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