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Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Ammospiza

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nstspa) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Ammospiza

Subspecies (3)

Ammospiza nelsoni altera

breeds eastern Canada (southern James Bay and western Quebec); winters to northern Florida
Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni

breeds western North America (southern Canada to northern USA; winters to northwestern Mexico)
Ammospiza nelsoni subvirgata

breeds southern Quebec to Nova Scotia and eastern Maine; winters South Carolina to northern Florida

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nstspa) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.