Habitat: The Grasshopper sparrow will favor grassland and marshes habitats. Distribution: This species is migratory. It usually breeds in United States and Middle America to northwestern Ecuador. The northern birds will migrate south to Costa Rica, western Panama and the Greater Antilles. Natural History Notes: The common name Grasshopper sparrow comes from the fact this species usually forages on insects such as grasshoppers and on seeds. Also, the song of this bird is a "buzz", resembling the sound made by a grasshopper. You may have a hard time to see them since they usually crouch in the long grass and flying only short distances. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). Characteristics: This species has a total length of 4.75 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This bird has a little flat head and a short, pointed tail. The plumage on the above is creamy brown with some black coloration on the back. The top of the head is dark gray and is crossed on its center by a beige stripe. We can usually distinguish the yellow-buff lores and the buff superciliary. The part below is brown-yellow, becoming whiter on the belly. In Panama, there are three races of Ammodramus savannarum. In the region of Bocas del Toro, we can find the race pratensis, which has beige underparts and longer wings.