Once thriving across Florida’s prairies, fewer than 200 Florida grasshopper sparrows are known to exist in the wild—highlighting the devastation of their habitat. But what if they can be saved? Biologist Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Baeza-Tarin and an unexpected team unite to save the U.S.'s most endangered songbird in The Little Brown Bird. Read more about the sparrow’s path to recovery and watch the film at https://on.natgeo.com/3HJitzl, or on Nat Geo's YouTube channel. | National Geographic

More often heard than seen, the Grasshopper Sparrow is named for the insect-like quality of its songs. Like its cousins the Henslow’s and Baird’s Sparrows, the Grasshopper Sparrow appears big-headed and large-billed when compared to more familiar species like the Savannah Sparrow. Other definitive field marks that help clinch a Grasshopper Sparrow identification: a light-colored, unstreaked breast and touches of yellow at the bend of wing and in front of the eye. Males and females look alike, bu

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