''Ammospiza'' is a genus of birds in the family
Passerellidae
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.
Although they share t ...
, in the group known as
American sparrows.
Species
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Seaside sparrow
The seaside sparrow (''Ammospiza maritima'') is an American sparrow. Description
Adults have brownish upperparts with gray on the crown and nape, and a grayish-buff-colored breast with dark streaks; they have a dark face with gray cheeks, a whit ...
, ''Ammospiza maritima''
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Dusky seaside sparrow, ''Ammospiza maritima nigrescens'' (
extinct, 1987)
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Cape Sable seaside sparrow
The Cape Sable seaside sparrow (''Ammospiza maritima mirabilis'') is a subspecies of the seaside sparrow, a species of bird in the family Passerellidae native to the United States. This subspecies is endemic to southern Florida. It is designated ...
, ''Ammospiza maritima mirabilis''
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Scott's seaside sparrow, ''Ammospiza maritima peninsulae''
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Nelson's sparrow
Nelson's sparrow (''Ammospiza nelsoni'') is a small New World sparrow. This bird was named after Edward William Nelson, an American naturalist. Formerly, this bird and the saltmarsh sparrow were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tail ...
, ''Ammospiza nelsoni''
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Saltmarsh sparrow, ''Ammospiza caudacuta''
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LeConte's sparrow, ''Ammospiza leconteii''
References
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Bird genera
American sparrows
Taxa named by Harry C. Oberholser