Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (3)
W. Gregory Shriver, Thomas P. Hodgman, and Alan R. Hanson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 29, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 29, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Nelsons Spitsstaartgors |
English | Nelson's Sparrow |
English (United States) | Nelson's Sparrow |
French | Bruant de Nelson |
French (French Guiana) | Bruant de Nelson |
German | Nelsonammer |
Icelandic | Veisutittlingur |
Japanese | ネルソントゲオヒメドリ |
Norwegian | nålhalespurv |
Polish | bagiennik płowy |
Russian | Канадская овсянка-барсучок |
Serbian | Nelsonov strnad |
Slovak | strnádlik mokrinový |
Spanish | Chingolo de Nelson |
Spanish (Mexico) | Gorrión de Nelson |
Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo de Nelson |
Swedish | nelsonsparv |
Turkish | Nelson Serçesi |
Ukrainian | Багновець блідий |
Ammospiza nelsoni ("Allen, JA", 1875)
PROTONYM:
Ammodromus caudacutus nelsoni
"Allen, JA", 1875. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 17, p.293.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Calumet Marshes, Ainsworth [= South Chicago] , Illinois.
Definitions
- AMMOSPIZA
- nelsoni
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Figure 1. Distribution of Nelson's Sparrow.