Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Perching
Length: 6 in. (16 cm )
Commonly winters in small flocks of mixed sparrow species in open fields, grasslands, and prairies where it runs across the ground searching for seeds. During the breeding season, it is more solitary in similar open habitats where it eats seeds and insects. The nest is a cup-like depression dug into the ground lined with grass and usually placed under a concealing clump of grass or short vegetation. To fool intruders close to the nest, the female will spread its tail and drag a wing or leg feigning injury and lead the enemy away from the young or eggs.
The four-digit banding code is VESP.
Male |
Agricultural
Desert
Grasslands
Savanna
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Vesper Sparrow
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 18 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/vesper-sparrow
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Vesper Sparrow. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/vesper-sparrow
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Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Vesper Sparrow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/vesper-sparrow
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Vesper Sparrow". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/vesper-sparrow
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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