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Ammospiza is a genus of birds in the family Passerellidae, in the group known as American sparrows. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek αμμος ( ammos ) meaning "sand" and σπιζα ( spiza ) meaning "finch".
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. Because of this, the species was briefly known as the "saltmarsh sharp ...
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.
Ammospiza maritima maritima (A. Wilson, 1811) – Nominate subspecies [6] Ammospiza maritima mirabilis (A. H. Howell, 1919) - Cape Sable seaside sparrow; Ammospiza maritima nigrescens (Ridgway, 1874) - Dusky seaside sparrow † Ammospiza maritima pelonota (Oberholser, 1931) Ammospiza maritima peninsulae (J. A. Allen, 1888) - Scott's seaside sparrow
The Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) is a subspecies of the seaside sparrow, a species of bird in the family Passerellidae native to the United States. This subspecies is endemic to southern Florida .
The dusky seaside sparrow was first categorized as a species in 1873, after its discovery on March 17, 1872, by Charles Johnson Maynard. [4] Its dark coloration [5] and distinct song, [5] [6] which is introduced by a buzz rather than the discrete clicks heard in Ammospiza maritima mirabilis [7] and has been described as "insect-like" by ornithologist William Post, [8]: 97 distinguish it as a ...
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LeConte's sparrow is commonly mistaken for other small sparrows, such as the Nelson's sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni), grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Henslow's sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta), and Baird's sparrow. (C. bairdii). [4] [5]