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Seaside Sparrow

Ammospiza maritima(Wilson, A, 1811)

English (US) Seaside Sparrow

The Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Ammospiza maritima
Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Seaside Sparrow
Described by
(Wilson, A, 1811)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Fringilla maritima
Described by
(Wilson, A, 1811)
Type locality
sea islands along our Atlantic coast ; restricted to Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, by Oberholser, 1931, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 44, p. 124.
Original description
American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 4 p.68 pl.34 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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