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The saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) is a small New World sparrow found in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. At one time, this bird and the Nelson's sparrow ( Ammospiza nelsoni ) were thought to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow .
In 1995, sharp-tailed sparrows were divided into two separate species: the Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) and the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrows are found in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast from the Delmarva Peninsula north to southern Maine. Within the refuge ...
A new report cites "immediate science and conservation actions" are required to turn around declines in 70 bird species headed toward extinction.
The saltmarsh sparrow could be saved through preservation projects, Biden administration official tells gathering at Odiorne Point in Rye. US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland touts salt marsh ...
Salt-marsh and shorebirds that inhabit the region [3] include as the saltmarsh sparrow, also called the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus), [3] [5] [6] as well as the seaside sparrow (A. maritimus), willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), clapper rail (Rallus longirostris), greater yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), lesser ...
This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world.
Seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima. Dusky seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima nigrescens (extinct, 1987) Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima mirabilis; Scott's seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima peninsulae; Nelson's sparrow, Ammospiza nelsoni; Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammospiza caudacuta; LeConte's sparrow, Ammospiza leconteii
This bird was named after Edward William Nelson, an American naturalist.Formerly, this bird and the saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow; because of this it was briefly known as Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow.