Vesper Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Taxobox
name = Vesper Sparrow
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Emberizidae
genus = "Pooecetes"
species = "P. gramineus"
binomial = "Pooecetes gramineus"
binomial_authority = (Gmelin, 1789)The Vesper Sparrow, "Pooecetes gramineus", is a medium-sized sparrow. It is the only member of the genus "Pooecetes" (Baird 1858).

Adults have light brown upperparts and light underparts, both with darker streaking. They have a white eye ring and a long dark brown tail which shows white outer feathers in flight.

Their breeding habitat is open grassy areas across most of North America. The nest is an open cup on the ground under a clump of grass.

These birds migrate to the southern and central United States and Mexico.

These birds forage on the ground, mainly eating insects and seeds. Outside of the nesting season, they often feed in small flocks.

The male sings from a higher perch, such as a shrub or fencepost, to indicate his ownership of the nesting territory. The musical song begins with two pairs of repeated whistled notes and ends in a series of trills, somewhat similar to that of the Song Sparrow.

This bird's numbers are declining in the eastern parts of its range due to habitat loss.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i5400id.html Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Vesper_Sparrow.html Vesper Sparrow Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
* [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/vesper_sparrow_info.htm Vesper Sparrow Information and Photos] - South Dakota Birds and Birding


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  • Vesper sparrow — Vesper Ves per, a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. [1913 Webster] {Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vesper sparrow — ☆ vesper sparrow n. a gray brown North American sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) with white outer tail feathers: so called from its practice of singing in the evening …   English World dictionary

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  • vesper sparrow — vakarinė starta statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pooecetes gramineus angl. vesper sparrow vok. Abendammer, f rus. вечерняя овсянка, f pranc. bruant vespéral, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – vakarinės startos …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • vesper sparrow — noun common North American finch noted for its evening song • Syn: ↑grass finch, ↑Pooecetes gramineus • Hypernyms: ↑New World sparrow • Member Holonyms: ↑Pooecetes, ↑genus Pooecetes …   Useful english dictionary

  • vesper sparrow — a common finch, Pooecetes gramineus, of fields and pastures in North America, noted for its evening song. Also called grass finch. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Vesper — Ves per, a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. [1913 Webster] {Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sparrow — sparrowless, adj. sparrowlike, adj. /spar oh/, n. 1. any of numerous American finches of the family Emberizinae. Cf. chipping sparrow, song sparrow. 2. any member of the Old World genus Passer, formerly thought to be closely related to the… …   Universalium

  • vesper bird — noun see vesper sparrow …   Useful english dictionary

  • sparrow — (Roget s IV) n. Types of sparrows include: Belding, Bell, black chinned, chipping, Brewer, desert, English, Fox, Gambel, golden crowned, Lincoln, rufous crowned, swamp, song, silver tongue, field, house, rock, tree, vesper, western lark, white… …   English dictionary for students

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