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Nelson's sparrow

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Klingbeil, B. T., Cohen, J. B., Correll, M. D., Field, C. R., Hodgman, T. P., Kovach, A. I., … Elphick, C. S. (2018, October 24). Evaluating a focal-species approach for tidal marsh bird conservation in the northeastern United States. Retrieved from
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Adults have brownish upperparts with gray on the crown and nape, a cream-colored breast with light or indistinct streaking and a white throat and belly; they have an orange face with gray cheeks and a short pointed tail.
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Males compete for females but do not defend territories; they sometimes help feed the young. Mating is largely promiscuous by both sexes; multiple paternity in a nest is common. The nest is an
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attached to vegetation and close to the ground. Due to their proximity to the ground, they are vulnerable to habitat loss and are at risk due to
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of the United States. They forage on the ground or in marsh vegetation, sometimes probing in mud and eat mainly insects, aquatic
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is a raspy trill, almost a mechanical sound. It may be given in flight during the
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Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) - BirdLife species factsheet
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Formerly, this bird and the 776: 530: 850:Native birds of the Plains-Midwest (United States) 418:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22728393A132032238.en 492:- USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter 504:, Cape Jourimain Nature Centre, New Brunswick 8: 518: 206: 59: 40: 31: 416: 385: 845:Native birds of the Canadian Prairies 508:A photo-essay at North American Birds 7: 496:Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow photos 830:IUCN Red List least concern species 404:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 25: 18:Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow 487:Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow - 481:Nelson's sparrow species account 84: 393:BirdLife International (2018). 860:Taxa named by Joel Asaph Allen 1: 778:Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni 502:Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow 251:Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow 727:nelsons-sharp-tailed-sparrow 483:- Cornell Lab of Ornithology 876: 296:Their breeding habitat is 237:This bird was named after 411:: e.T22728393A132032238. 328:), and the north-central 283:: 6.5-7.9 in (16.5-20 cm) 205: 186: 179: 81:Scientific classification 79: 57: 48: 39: 34: 292:Distribution and habitat 855:Birds described in 1875 271:: 4.3-5.1 in (11-13 cm) 277:: 0.6-0.7 oz (17-21 g) 444:www.allaboutbirds.org 239:Edward William Nelson 35:Nelson's sparrow 247:Ammospiza caudacuta 51:Conservation status 766:Ammodramus-nelsoni 600:ammodramus-nelsoni 587:Ammodramus_nelsoni 532:Ammodramus nelsoni 489:Ammodramus nelsoni 346:southeastern coast 817: 816: 735:Open Tree of Life 562:Ammospiza nelsoni 524:Taxon identifiers 397:Ammospiza nelsoni 374:rising sea levels 352:and seeds. 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Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Passerellidae
Ammospiza
Binomial name
Allen, JA

New World sparrow
Edward William Nelson
saltmarsh sparrow
marshes
Atlantic
Canada
Maine
Canada
Canadian Prairies
coastal strip
Hudson Bay
United States
migrate

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