Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni (Allen, JA, 1875)
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Nelson's Sparrow, Ammospiza nelsoni, breeds in marshes across Canada and northern USA and spends the nonbreeding season in south-eastern USA. It is a passerine in the New World sparrow family, first described by Allen in 1875. The bird was named for Edward William Nelson, and it was once treated together with the saltmarsh sparrow as one species. Its nest is an open cup fixed to vegetation near the ground, which leaves it exposed to habitat loss and rising sea levels.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- North America: Canada and n USA
- Nonbreeding range
- se USA
