This species has a typically sparrow-like dark-streaked brown back, and whitish underparts with brown or blackish breast and flank streaking. The cheeks are brown and the throat white. The common name comes from Savannah, Georgia, where one of the first specimens of this bird was collected.
Fun Fact A female Savannah Sparrow must gather 10 times her weight in food to feed herself and her young during the 8 days they are in the nest.