{"id":2297,"date":"2021-05-13T04:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/?page_id=2297"},"modified":"2021-09-03T11:43:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:43:23","slug":"henslows-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/explore\/longleaf-habitats\/flatwoods\/henslows-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Henslow&#8217;s Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h5><a href=\"\/longleaf\/explore\/longleaf-habitats\/flatwoods\/\">Longleaf Species \u2013 Flatwoods & Savannah<\/a><\/h5>\n<h2>Henslow\u2019s Sparrow<\/h2>\n\t<h3>Henslow\u2019s Sparrow<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong> Vulnerable<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henslow\u2019s sparrow<\/strong> is an olive colored (dark yellowish-green) short -tailed bird that is about 5 inches in length. This sparrow has a noticeably flat head and has black streaks (markings) on its wings and front area. Henslow\u2019s sparrows are native to North America and migrate to the southeastern parts of the U.S and Canada during the winter and summer seasons.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Henslows_Sparrow_Ammodramus_henslowii.jpg\" alt=\"Henslows_Sparrow_(Ammodramus_henslowii)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1368\" width=\"1980\" title=\"Henslows_Sparrow_(Ammodramus_henslowii)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe src='https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/67625\/embed?simple=1' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' width='340' height='115'><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/Henslows_Sparrow_8369479186.jpg\" alt=\"Henslow's_Sparrow_(8369479186)\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Henslow's_Sparrow_(8369479186)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>Habitat & Range<\/h3>\n<p>Henslow\u2019s sparrows often prefer weedy areas, moist fields, undisturbed pastures, and also tall dense grasslands. Even though they prefer those grassy areas, the areas usually have sparse vegetation so they can see the forest floor.<\/p>\n<h3>Food Web & Energy Flow<\/h3>\n<p>The main diet of Henslow\u2019s sparrow consists of seeds and insects. Some of the insects they eat include spiders, caterpillars, stink bugs, grasshoppers, and beetles. During the winter seasons, the sparrows rely mostly on seeds and grasses. With this diet, the sparrows are considered secondary consumers and are omnivores.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Relationship to Fire<\/h3>\n<p>Henslow\u2019s sparrows consume most of the insects and seeds found on the forest floor. After a prescribed fire happens, seeds and other material may fall to the ground leaving more food for the sparrows to eat. Without these frequent fires, it may become harder for these sparrows to find food, which may cause them\u00a0 to roam further away from their nesting sites. This can expose the sparrows to more predation the longer they take finding food. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/08\/burning_longleaf.jpg\" alt=\"burning_longleaf\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"835\" width=\"1250\" title=\"burning_longleaf\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>Conservation Status<\/h3>\n<p>The Henslow\u2019s sparrows have an overall Vulnerable conservation status due to the negative human impacts. One major threat to the sparrows is habitat destruction for land development, which has shown a decline in their population over the years. Fire suppression has also caused the sparrows to relocate to different regions. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/05\/HenslowsSparrow.jpg\" alt=\"State Level Conservation Status - NatureServe\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"567\" width=\"777\" title=\"Henslow'sSparrow\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tState Level Conservation Status \u2013 NatureServe\n\t<h3><b><strong>Human Impacts\/ Threats<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/smokeybear-square.jpg\" alt=\"smokeybear\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" title=\"smokeybear\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>Fire Suppression<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Many people think of fires in the forest as bad, so they work hard to prevent or <em>suppress<\/em> them. But longleaf forests NEED regular fire to support habitat for the species that live there!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/bb-plugin\/cache\/development-square.jpg\" alt=\"development\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" title=\"development\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>Land Use Conversion<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Longleaf forests and the habitat it supports is being cleared or <em>converted<\/em> to use the land for other uses like houses, roads, agriculture, and even to grow different types of trees to sell.<\/p>\n\t<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\t\t<h3>Hero Journal<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What does it look like?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What does it need to survive?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Try sketching the species you chose, using scientific drawing techniques.<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/longleaf\/explore\/longleaf-habitats\/flatwoods\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Habitat Type\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/longleaf\/explore\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChoose this Species\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/longleaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/needles-footer.png\" alt=\"needles-footer\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"339\" width=\"1920\" title=\"needles-footer\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longleaf Species \u2013 Flatwoods &#038; Savannah Henslow\u2019s Sparrow Henslow\u2019s Sparrow Status: Vulnerable Henslow\u2019s sparrow is an olive colored (dark yellowish-green) short -tailed bird that is about 5 inches in length. This sparrow has a noticeably flat head and has black streaks (markings) on its wings and front area. 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