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Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni

Classification

Class
Aves

Nelson's sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) is a small New World sparrow. Taxonomy 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 53Canada · 1