Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Swamp Sparrow
The Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 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
- Melospiza georgiana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swamp Sparrow
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melospiza georgiana ericrypta
- Melospiza georgiana georgiana
- Melospiza georgiana nigrescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla georgiana
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Georgiae americanae interioribus [= Georgia] .
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.460
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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