grasshopper sparrow

American  

noun

1. a brown and white North American sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, having a buffy breast and a buzzing insectlike song.

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Etymology

Origin of grasshopper sparrow

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

In particular, birds with relatively large territories that sing at medium to high mean frequencies—such as the grasshopper sparrow found in North America—were less likely to be heard.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 17, 2022

In the 1980s, something similar happened with a relative of the Florida grasshopper sparrow, a bird called the dusky seaside sparrow.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2021

The population of the grasshopper sparrow had dwindled to just 30 breeding pairs when a coalition of nonprofit and government agencies forged a plan to rebuild the population with captive breeding.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2020

There were young birds in it, and as the President had seen the grasshopper sparrow about there, he concluded the nest belonged to it.

From Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt by Burroughs, John