Savannah Sparrow: The Bird That Sounds Like An Insect

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Savannah Sparrow: The Bird that Sounds Like an Insect

At first listen, you might think you're hearing a buzzing insect—but look again! That sound is actually the distinctive song of the Savannah Sparrow. In this up-close nature video, we get a rare and intimate glimpse of this subtly beautiful grassland bird as it perches, sings, and blends into its open habitat.

With its streaked plumage, yellow eyebrow, and rapid insect-like trill, the Savannah Sparrow is both a visual and acoustic marvel of the prairie. Learn about its behavior, habitat, and eating habits.

If you love birds, curious sounds, or hidden wildlife gems, this video offers a moment of wonder in the world of grassland songbirds.

Not all streaky brown birds are impossible to identify: Take a closer look at this one and you’ll see an understated but distinctive sparrow with a short tail, small head, and telltale yellow spot before the eye. Savannah Sparrows are one of the most numerous songbirds in North America, and while sometimes overlooked, are likely visitors across the continent. In summer, they don’t hesitate to advertise their location, belting out a loud, insect-like song from farm fields and grasslands.

This species was actually named by famed nineteenth century ornithologist Alexander Wilson for a specimen collected in Savannah, Georgia.
The Savannah Sparrow’s song typically starts with short, sharp notes and ends in a thin, insect-like buzz. This buzz is produced at a high frequency, often above 8,000 Hz—well into the range where insect sounds (like those of crickets or cicadas) dominate.

A female Savannah Sparrow must gather 10 times her weight in food to feed herself and her young during the 8 days they are in the nest.

During the breeding season, Savannah Sparrows eat nutritionally rich insects and spiders. They stalk through grassy areas or along beaches in search of beetles, grasshoppers, and other bugs, as well as spiders, millipedes, and pillbugs, snapping them up in their bill and swallowing them whole. When white frothy spittle masses appear on goldenrod plants, Savannah Sparrows hop up on the plant and devour the spittlebug nymphs inside the foam. On their winter range, Savannah Sparrows switch to a diet of mostly small seeds from grasses and forbs. Along coastal areas, they may eat tiny crustaceans.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Flies Away
0:21 In the grass
0:26 Size Chart
0:32 Singing in the rain
0:36 on a branch
0:47 slow motion singing
0:57 super close up
1:13 singing close up
1:17 foraging & singing



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