Ammodramus henslowii ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: EMBERIZIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened
© Betty D. Cottrille / CLO
An uncommon and famously inconspicuous bird, the Henslow's Sparrow breeds in weedy grasslands of the east-central United States. Its population numbers have declined steadily over the past few decades, largely because of habitat loss.
A very simple, thin, two-syllable "tsi-lick."