New World Sparrows

Nelson's Sparrow

Ammospiza nelsoni

The Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) is a 15 g wetland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

New World Sparrows

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

15 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in United States, Canada.

Where to see it: RNF du Cap-Tourmente (Canada); Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago (United States); Tommy Thompson Park (Canada); Toronto · Colonel Samuel Smith Park (Canada); Parker River NWR (United States).

Photo: (c) Jody Shugart, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist