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[[Image:Nelsons_Sharp-tailed_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peacefrog2.<br/>Photographed: Galveston, [[Texas]], USA.]] | [[Image:Nelsons_Sharp-tailed_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peacefrog2.<br/>Photographed: Galveston, [[Texas]], USA.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 5 | + | L. 5 in |
| + | *Large, conical bill | ||
| + | *Flat head | ||
| + | *Short tail | ||
| + | *Orange face and throat | ||
| + | *Grey cheek | ||
| + | *Crown and nape | ||
| + | *Buff breast | ||
| + | *Indistinct streaks on flanks | ||
| + | *White belly and undertail coverts | ||
| + | *Brown wing coverts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Marshes and occasionally fields. | Marshes and occasionally fields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Nest is cup-shaped and made of dry grass, lined with finer grasses. It is built on the ground or just above the waterline in marshes. They nest from June through July, sometimes in loose colonies. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | Nest is cup-shaped and made of dry grass, lined with finer grasses. It is built on the ground or just above the waterline in marshes. They nest from June through July, sometimes in loose colonies. | |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Includes seeds, insects, and small, aquatic invertebrates. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ammodramus+nelsoni}} | {{GSearch|Ammodramus+nelsoni}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 30 December 2007
- Ammodramus nelsoni
Identification
L. 5 in
- Large, conical bill
- Flat head
- Short tail
- Orange face and throat
- Grey cheek
- Crown and nape
- Buff breast
- Indistinct streaks on flanks
- White belly and undertail coverts
- Brown wing coverts
Distribution
Breeds in Canada and the northern United States, wintering to the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Marshes and occasionally fields.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nest is cup-shaped and made of dry grass, lined with finer grasses. It is built on the ground or just above the waterline in marshes. They nest from June through July, sometimes in loose colonies.
Diet
Includes seeds, insects, and small, aquatic invertebrates.
