Melospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790)

Swamp 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 georgiana

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Melospiza georgiana

Melospiza georgiana

At a bird banding station

Essex County, MA

Date: 2009-04-25

Melospiza georgiana

At a bird banding station

Essex County, MA

Date: 2009-04-25

Melospiza georgiana

At a bird banding station

Essex County, MA

Date: 2009-04-25