Bird

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

A winter visitor to Florida, found in all 67 counties and 13 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 67 counties
Habitats: 13

Male Savannah Sparrow, whole bird — **Male**. (c) datadan, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 219916594. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 67 counties
Habitats: 13
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Florida 13

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 13

SummerWinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Southern Beach; Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune); Southeast Florida Beach; Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach; Southwest Florida Beach; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland; Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland; East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland; Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal WetlandGeorge Catlin, White Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola (1834-35): high white dunes with scattered clumps of dune plants above the Gulf. Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, FloridaWhite Sand Bluffs, on Santa Rosa Island, Near Pensacola, George Catlin (1796-1872), 1834-1835. Public domain. Source record.

SummerWinterMartin Johnson Heade, On the San Sebastian River (c. 1883-90): a tidal river winding through flat marsh under storm clouds at sunset. San Sebastian River, St. Augustine, FloridaOn the San Sebastian River, Floridalabel QS:Len,"On the San Sebastian River, Florida", Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1883-1890. Public domain. Source record.

SummerWinterSouth Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh; Floridian Highlands Freshwater MarshMartin Johnson Heade, The Great Florida Marsh (1886): open marsh and lily-dotted water beneath live oaks and cabbage palms. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Florida (Heade, The Great Florida Marsh, 1886; North Carolina Museum of Art)*The Great Florida Marsh*, Martin Johnson Heade, 1886. Public domain. Source record.

SummerWinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier; South Florida Pine Flatwoods; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods; Central Florida Pine Flatwoods; East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine FlatwoodsGeorge Inness, Georgia Pines (1890): tall, straight pines over an open, grassy floor in a south Georgia pine woods. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Shown: Georgia pine woods (George Inness, 1890; site not named), a neighboring state.Georgia Pines, George Inness (1825-1894), 1890. Public domain. Source record.

SummerWinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie; Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and FlatwoodsGeorge Catlin, Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida (1834-35): an open grassy savanna with a shallow pond, ringed by tall pines, with palmettos and red wildflowers. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Pine woods of Florida (George Catlin, 1834-35; Smithsonian American Art Museum)*Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida*, George Catlin, 1834-1835. Public domain. Source record.

SummerWinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural LakeshoreMartin Johnson Heade, Florida Sunrise: still water and a palm-fringed shore glowing at dawn. Regional view: the painting does not name the exact site. Florida (Heade, Florida Sunrise, c. 1890-1900)*Florida Sunrisetitle QS:P1476,en:"Florida Sunrise"label QS:Len,"Florida Sunrise"*, Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1890-1900. Public domain. Source record.

Depression ponds and limesinks

Shallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons.

SummerWinterCentral Florida Herbaceous Pondshore; Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

SummerWinter

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

SummerWinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Freshwater tidal marshes

Marshes along tidal rivers where the water is fresh but rises and falls with the tide.

SummerWinterFlorida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh; Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh

Prairies and grasslands

Open, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies.

WinterFlorida Dry Prairie

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

SummerWinterDeveloped, Open Space; Cultivated Cropland; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Salt and brackish marshes

Coastal marshes flooded by salty or brackish tides.

SummerWinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh; Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh

Other habitats in its models (132)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida. Those recorded in Florida first, the rest by region.

In Florida 3

Central Florida Herbaceous Seep Winter.
South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.

Elsewhere in the South (26)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric River Dune Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Central and Upper Texas Coast Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter.
Louisiana Beach Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Winter.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Flatwoods Summer and winter.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer and winter.
Southeastern Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald Summer.
Southern Blackland Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Tamaulipan Savanna Grassland Winter.
Texas Coastal Bend Beach Winter, beside its main habitat.
Texas Saline Coastal Prairie Winter.
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Winter.
Upper Texas Coast Beach Winter, beside its main habitat.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Catahoula Barrens Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nepheline Syenite Glade Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Calcareous Prairie Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Calcareous Prairie Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Summer and winter.

Northeast (9)

Acadian-Appalachian Alpine Tundra Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Sandy Beach Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Summer and winter.
Great Lakes Freshwater Estuary and Delta Summer.
Laurentian-Acadian Freshwater Marsh Summer.
North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer and winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dune and Swale Summer and winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Heathland and Grassland Summer and winter.

Midwest (14)

Central Mixedgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Central Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Great Lakes Alvar Summer.
Great Lakes Dune Summer.
Great Lakes Wet-Mesic Lakeplain Prairie Summer.
Great Plains Prairie Pothole Summer and winter.
North-Central Interior Sand and Gravel Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Northern Great Lakes Coastal Marsh Summer.
Northern Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Northwestern Great Plains Mixedgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Open Freshwater Depression Wetland Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Saline Depression Wetland Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Sand Prairie Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie Summer and winter.

West (52)

Apacherian-Chihuahuan Semi-Desert Grassland and Steppe Winter.
California Central Valley and Southern Coastal Grassland Summer and winter.
California Central Valley Mixed Oak Savanna Winter.
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland and Savanna Winter.
California Mesic Serpentine Grassland Summer and winter.
California Northern Coastal Grassland Summer and winter.
Chihuahuan Gypsophilous Grassland and Steppe Winter.
Chihuahuan Sandy Plains Semi-Desert Grassland Winter.
Chihuahuan-Sonoran Desert Bottomland and Swale Grassland Winter.
Columbia Basin Foothill and Canyon Dry Grassland Summer and winter.
Columbia Basin Palouse Prairie Summer and winter.
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland Summer and winter.
Great Basin Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Alkaline Closed Depression Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Interdunal Swale Wetland Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Playa Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Grassland Summer and winter.
Mediterranean California Serpentine Fen Summer and winter.
Mediterranean California Serpentine Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and Seep Summer and winter.
Mediterranean California Subalpine Meadow Summer and winter.
Mediterranean California Subalpine-Montane Fen Summer and winter.
North American Arid West Emergent Marsh Summer and winter.
North American Warm Desert Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Summer and winter.
North American Warm Desert Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Summer and winter.
North Pacific Bog and Fen Summer and winter.
North Pacific Herbaceous Bald and Bluff Summer and winter.
North Pacific Hypermaritime Shrub and Herbaceous Headland Summer and winter.
North Pacific Intertidal Freshwater Wetland Summer and winter.
North Pacific Maritime Coastal Sand Dune and Strand Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
North Pacific Montane Grassland Summer and winter.
North Pacific Shrub Swamp Summer and winter.
Northern California Claypan Vernal Pool Summer and winter.
Northern Rocky Mountain Lower Montane, Foothill and Valley Grassland Summer.
Northern Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Upper Montane Grassland Summer.
Rocky Mountain Alpine-Montane Wet Meadow Summer and winter.
Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen Summer and winter.
Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Mesic Meadow Summer and winter.
Southern Rocky Mountain Juniper Woodland and Savanna Winter.
Southern Rocky Mountain Montane-Subalpine Grassland Summer and winter.
Temperate Pacific Freshwater Emergent Marsh Summer and winter.
Temperate Pacific Freshwater Mudflat Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Temperate Pacific Intertidal Mudflat Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Temperate Pacific Montane Wet Meadow Summer and winter.
Temperate Pacific Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Closed Depression Wetland Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Foothill and Piedmont Grassland Summer and winter.
Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie Summer and winter.
Willamette Valley Upland Prairie and Savanna Summer and winter.
Willamette Valley Wet Prairie Summer and winter.
Wyoming Basins Dwarf Sagebrush Shrubland and Steppe Summer and winter.

Land cover and other classes (28)

Acadian Salt Marsh and Estuary Systems Summer.
Arkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and Woodland Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow, Prairie, and Marsh Summer and winter.
Eastern Highland Rim Prairie and Barrens - Dry Modifier Summer and winter.
Great Lakes Coastal Marsh Systems Summer.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Summer and winter.
Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub Steppe Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Summer and winter.
Modified/Managed Southern Tall Grassland Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Grassland Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Summer and winter.
South Texas Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
South Texas Sand Sheet Grassland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Herbaceous Modifier Summer.
Tamaulipan Clay Grassland Winter.
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Slough Winter.
Unconsolidated Shore Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Summer and winter, beside its main habitat.
Western Great Plains Depressional Wetland Systems Summer and winter.