Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies :: Swamp Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Described by: Latham (1790)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Zonotrichia georgiana

Photographs

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Nov 27, 2005 © William Hull  Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Apr 28, 2003 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Oct 8, 2003 © William Hull  Spring Valley Wildlife Area, Greene/Warren County, Ohio, USA - Apr 28, 2003 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Nov 27, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) W. and c. Canada from ne. and ec. British Columbia, wc. and s. Mackenzie, n. and sc. Alberta, s. and c. Saskatchewan.
Winters in s. United States and ne. Mexico.
(2) Atlantic coast of ne. United States from New Jersey s. to Delaware, Maryland and ne. Virginia.
Winters in se. United States.
(3) Nc. and ne. United States from North Dakota, and South Dakota to e. Nebraska, n. Missouri, n. Illinois, n. Indiana, c. Ohio, se. West Virginia, and se. Canada to s. Labrador and Newfoundland.
Winters s. to s. Texas and Florida.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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