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Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Melospiza

Swamp Sparrow

Melospiza georgiana

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (swaspa) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Melospiza

Subspecies (3)

Melospiza georgiana ericrypta

breeds eastern and central Canada; winters to southern USA and northeastern Mexico
Melospiza georgiana georgiana

breeds North Dakota to Nova Scotia and northeastern USA; winters to southern Texas and Florida
Melospiza georgiana nigrescens

Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Maryland

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (swaspa) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.