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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. Because of this, the species was briefly known as the "saltmarsh sharp ...
Sharp-tailed sparrow can refer to either of two birds once thought to be a single species: Nelson's sparrow ( Ammodramus nelsoni ) Saltmarsh sparrow ( Ammodramus caudacutus )
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.
A new report cites "immediate science and conservation actions" are required to turn around declines in 70 bird species headed toward extinction. Saltmarsh sparrows, bobolinks at a 'tipping point ...
For example, over six seasons, the house sparrow was listed as top bird 76 times. 1. House sparrow. House sparrow. Immigrants to North America, house sparrows are thought to have spread across the ...
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 ...
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 ...
There are 311 species of birds in Westchester County, as documented by the Parks Department. [3] ... Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus;