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Nelson's Sparrow [Interior]

Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera] (= Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni) (Allen, JA 1875)

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passerellidae
Genus:
   Ammospiza
Scientific:
  Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni


Original description

Citation:
  (Allen, JA 1875)

Reference:
   Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 17 p.293

Protonym:
  Ammodromus caudacutus nelsoni

Type locality:
  Calumet Marshes, Ainsworth [= South Chicago] , Illinois.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/130650#page/305/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7AC576A456A6D7EA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7AC576A4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7AC576A4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 726233

Geographic range:

  • Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni: western North America (southern Canada to northern USA; winters to northwestern Mexico)
  • Ammospiza nelsoni altera: eastern Canada (southern James Bay and western Quebec); winters to northern Florida
English:
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior]
German:
Nelsonammer (nelsoni/altera)
Spanish:
Chingolo de Nelson (nelsoni/alter)
Spanish (Spain):
Chingolo de Nelson (nelsoni/alter)
French:
Bruant de Nelson [nelsoni ou altera]
Icelandic:
Veisutittlingur (nelsoni/alter)
Japanese (romaji):
nerusontogeohimedori (nelsoni/alter)
Japanese:
ネルソントゲオヒメドリ(nelsoni/altera)
Dutch:
Nelsons Spitsstaartgors (nelsoni/alter)
Norwegian:
nålhalespurv (nelsoni/altera)
Polish:
bagiennik płowy (nelsoni/altera)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tico-tico-de-nelson (nelsoni/altera)
Russian:
Канадская овсянка-барсучок (nelsoni/altera)
Slovak:
strnádlik mokrinový (skup.)
Swedish:
nelsonsparv (nelsoni/alter)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammodramus nelsoni [nelsoni or alter])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammodramus nelsoni [nelsoni or alter])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or alter])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Nelson's Sparrow [Interior] ( Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera])
eBird version 1.50:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Nelson's Sparrow (Interior) ( Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ammospiza nelsoni

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Other synonyms

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German: Nelsonammer (nelsoni/altera)
English: Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Interior), Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow [Interior], Nelson's Sparrow (Interior), Nelson's Sparrow [Interior]
English, HBW: Nelson's Sparrow (Interior)
English (IOC): Nelson's Sparrow (Interior)
English (United States): Nelson's Sparrow (Interior)
Spanish: Chingolo de Nelson (nelsoni/alter), Sabanero de Nelson
Spanish (Spain): Chingolo de Nelson (nelsoni/alter)
Spanish (HBW): Nelson's Sparrow (Interior)
Spanish (Mexico): Gorrión de Nelson (nelsoni/altera)
French: Bruant de Nelson (forme de l'intérieur), Bruant de Nelson (intérieur), Bruant de Nelson [nelsoni ou alter], Bruant de Nelson [nelsoni ou altera]
Icelandic: Veisutittlingur (nelsoni/alter)
Japanese (romaji): nerusontogeohimedori (nelsoni/alter)
Japanese: ネルソントゲオヒメドリ (nelsoni/alter), ネルソントゲオヒメドリ (nelsoni/altera), ネルソントゲオヒメドリ(nelsoni/altera)
Scientific: Ammodramus nelsoni [nelsoni or alter], Ammodramus nelsoni [nelsoni or altera], Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni, Ammodramus nelsoni nelsoni/alter, Ammodromus caudacutus nelsoni, Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or alter], Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera], Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni, Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni/altera
Dutch: Nelsons Spitsstaartgors (nelsoni/alter)
Norwegian: nålhalespurv (nelsoni/alter), nålhalespurv (nelsoni/altera)
Polish: bagiennik płowy (nelsoni/altera)
Portuguese (Portugal): tico-tico-de-nelson (nelsoni/altera)
Russian: Канадская овсянка-барсучок (nelsoni/altera)
Slovak: strnádlik mokrinový, strnádlik mokrinový (skup.)
Swedish: nelsonsparv (nelsoni/alter)
Turkish: Nelson serçesi (nelsoni/altera)

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