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Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Saltmarsh SparrowAmmospiza caudacuta
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
Seaside SparrowAmmospiza maritima
LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 101,388 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 69,536 |
| Quebec | 15,502 |
| Ontario | 14,581 |
| Maine | 14,276 |
| Nova Scotia | 12,996 |
| Alaska | 10,125 |
| New York | 7,002 |
| Nunavut | 6,398 |
| Texas | 6,284 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | New World Sparrows · Passerellidae |
| Genus | Marsh Sparrows · Ammospiza |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Nelson's Sparrow with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.