Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPasserculus
- SpeciesPasserculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Savannah Sparrow in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Savannah Sparrow sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 227 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Savannah Sparrow in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Savannah Sparrow in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.