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Overview
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow: Small sparrow with brown streaked upperparts. Breast and sides are pale brown with pale streaks; throat, belly, and undertail coverts are white. Head has gray-brown crown and nape, orange-brown face, and gray cheeks. Tail is short and pointed. Pink-gray legs and feet.
Range and Habitat
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow: Breeds from northern Illinois northward to Dakota and Manitoba; occurs as a migrant on the Atlantic coast, and winters from South Carolina to Texas. Inhabits salt marshes.
Topo Map:
Perching-like Body
Listen to Call
Voice Text
"p-tssssshh-uk"
Interesting Facts
A group of sparrows has many collective nouns, including a "crew", "flutter", "meinie", "quarrel", and "ubiquity" of sparrows.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Related Birds
Baird's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Le Conte's Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
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