Melospiza melodia (A. Wilson, 1810)
Song Sparrow
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Melospiza
Species: Melospiza melodia
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Melospiza melodia
Near the edge of a pond
Cumberland County, ME
Date: 2024-07-05
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-03-13
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2012-03-13
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-04-01
In a beaver pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2010-04-19
At a bird banding station
Essex County, MA
Date: 2009-04-25