Saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacta)

Wikipedia Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube

Wikipedia: Saltmarsh sparrow Source: WIKIPEDIA Saltmarsh_sharp_tailed_sparrow.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Ammospiza (Ammospiza); Family Passerellidae (Passerellidae)
General: The saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) is a small New World sparrow found in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. At one time, this bird and the Nelson's sparrow were thought to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow. Because of this, the species was briefly known as the "saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow." [more]