Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (3)
John A. Herbert and Thomas B. Mowbray
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 8, 2019
Text last updated November 8, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| 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 |
Melospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Fringilla georgiana
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.460.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Georgiae americanae interioribus [= Georgia] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELOSPIZA
- georgi / georgia / georgiae / georgiana / georgianus / georgica / georgicum / georgicus / georgii
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Swamp Sparrow.
