Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Habitat: Dry and wet prairie
Habitat Attribute: Large habitat patches

Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:
Puget Lowlands:

• North: >1.39 birds/ha (0.56 birds/ac)
• South: >1.72 birds/ha (0.69 birds/ac)

Willamette Valley:

• North: >2.06 birds/ha (>0.83 birds/ac)
• South: >0.90 birds/ha (>0.36 birds/ac)

Klamath Mountains:

• Umpqua: >0.15 birds/ha (>0.06 birds/ac)
• Rogue: >0.15 birds/ha (>0.06 birds/ac)

Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Prairie habitat in the following conditions:

• patches >16 ha (40 ac)
• <5% tree cover
• <10% shrub cover
• <10% bare ground
• >10% forb cover

Cited Plan

Rockwell, S. M., J. L. Stephens, and B. Altman. 2022. Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington. Version 2.0. Prepared for Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight, Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Klamath Bird Observatory, Ashland, OR, and American Bird Conservancy, Corvallis, OR.