Nelson's Sparrow
Ammospiza nelsoni
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Genus
- Ammospiza
- eBird Code
- nstspa
Subspecies (3)
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Ammospiza nelsoni altera
breeds eastern Canada (southern James Bay and western Quebec); winters to northern Florida
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Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni
breeds western North America (southern Canada to northern USA; winters to northwestern Mexico)
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Ammospiza nelsoni subvirgata
breeds southern Quebec to Nova Scotia and eastern Maine; winters South Carolina to northern Florida
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.