Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia(Wilson, A, 1810)
English (US) Song Sparrow
The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 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 melodia
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Song Sparrow
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 24 subspecies for this species.
- Melospiza melodia maxima
- Melospiza melodia sanaka
- Melospiza melodia insignis
- Melospiza melodia kenaiensis
- Melospiza melodia caurina
- Melospiza melodia rufina
- Melospiza melodia merrilli
- Melospiza melodia morphna
- Melospiza melodia cleonensis
- Melospiza melodia gouldii
- Melospiza melodia samuelsis
- Melospiza melodia maxillaris
- Melospiza melodia pusillula
- Melospiza melodia graminea
- Melospiza melodia heermanni
- Melospiza melodia rivularis
- Melospiza melodia fallax
- Melospiza melodia goldmani
- Melospiza melodia mexicana
- Melospiza melodia villai
- Melospiza melodia adusta
- Melospiza melodia montana
- Melospiza melodia melodia
- Melospiza melodia atlantica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla melodia
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
- Type locality
- 'every district of the United States from Canada to the southern boundaries of Georgia'; restricted to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Todd, 1930, Auk, 47, p. 257.
- 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 2 p.125 pl.16 fig.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Lincoln's Sparrow
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