Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), version 2.0

Herbert, John A.; Mowbray, Thomas B.

doi:10.2173/bna.swaspa.02species_shared.bna.project_name

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

John A. Herbert and Thomas B. Mowbray

Version: 2.0 — Published November 8, 2019

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Introduction
Appearance
- Similar Species
- Detailed Description
- Plumages
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Measurements
Systematics
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
Distribution, Migration, and Habitat
- Distribution in the Americas
- Distribution Outside the Americas
- Nature of Migration
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Migration
- Habitat in the Overwintering Range
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
- Fossil History
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
- Immature Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Range
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

Multimedia
- Photos
- Audio
- Video
- Figures
Tables and Appendices

Revision History

References

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Recommended Citation

Herbert, J. A. and T. B. Mowbray (2019). Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.swaspa.02

Language	Common name
Catalan	sit d'aiguamoll
Dutch	Moerasgors
English	Swamp Sparrow
English (United States)	Swamp Sparrow
French	Bruant des marais
French (France)	Bruant des marais
German	Sumpfammer
Icelandic	Fenjatittlingur
Japanese	ヌマウタスズメ
Norwegian	sumpspurv
Polish	szarobrewka bagienna
Russian	Болотная зонотрихия
Serbian	Močvarski strnad
Slovak	strnádlik močiarny
Spanish	Chingolo Pantanero
Spanish (Mexico)	Gorrión Pantanero
Spanish (Spain)	Chingolo pantanero
Swedish	träsksparv
Turkish	Bataklık Serçesi
Ukrainian	Пасовка болотяна

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

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Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Species names in all available languages

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