Nelson’s sparrow
E1045490
Nelson’s sparrow is a small North American songbird of coastal and marsh habitats, known for its secretive behavior and distinctive buzzy song.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nelson’s sparrow canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ songbird ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| behavior | secretive ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Atlantic coast saltmarshes
ⓘ
Canadian Prairies NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central United States ⓘ northern North America ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
Nelson sparrow
ⓘ
Nelson’s sparrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Robert Ridgway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| family | Passerellidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
ground foraging
ⓘ
low-vegetation foraging ⓘ |
| genus | Ammospiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish marsh
ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ freshwater marsh ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratory | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward William Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestingSite | marsh vegetation ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
gray nape
ⓘ
orange-buff face ⓘ streaked ⓘ |
| previouslyClassifiedAs | subspecies of sharp-tailed sparrow ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ammospiza nelsoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | Saltmarsh sparrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
marsh drainage ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ |
| vocalization | buzzy song ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Atlantic coast of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.