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Nelson's Sparrow (altera)
Ammospiza nelsoni altera Todd, WEC 1938
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Passerellidae
Genus:
Ammospiza
Scientific:
Ammospiza nelsoni altera
Original description
Citation:
Todd, WEC 1938
Reference:
Auk
55, no.1 p.117
Protonym:
Ammospiza caudacuta altera
Type locality:
Eastmain, James Bay, Quebec.
Link:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/auk/vol55/iss1/15/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
42E011A1B98A5363
Avibase ID:
avibase-42E011A1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/42E011A1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 726232
Geographic range:
- Ammospiza nelsoni altera: breeds eastern Canada (southern James Bay and western Quebec); winters to northern Florida
Source: Clements checklist
Nelson's Sparrow (altera)
French:
Bruant de Nelson (altera)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Ammospiza caudacuta altera [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nelson's Sparrow (altera) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Nelson's Sparrow (altera) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Nelson's Sparrow (altera) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Nelson's Sparrow (altera) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammodramus nelsoni alter) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammodramus nelsoni alter) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay) ( Ammospiza nelsoni altera) |
| Avilist 2025: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Ammospiza nelsoni altera [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ammodramus caudacutus alterus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ammodramus nelsoni alter [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Ammospiza nelsoni [nelsoni or altera]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: James Bay Sharp-tailed Sparrow, James Bay Sparrow, Nelson's Sparrow (altera), Nelson's Sparrow (James Bay)
French: Bruant de Nelson (altera), Bruant de Nelson (baie James), Bruant de Nelson (forme de la baie James)
Scientific: Ammodramus caudacutus alterus, Ammodramus nelsoni alter, Ammospiza caudacuta altera, Ammospiza caudacuta alterus, Ammospiza nelsoni altera, Passerherbalus caudacutus alterus, Passerherbalus nelsoni alter
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