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Ammodramus nelsoni

Photo by Peacefrog2.
Photographed: Galveston, Texas, USA.

[edit] Identification

L. 5 in

• Large, conical bill
• Flat head
• Short tail
• Orange face and throat
• Grey cheek
• Crown and nape
• Buff breast
• Indistinct streaks on flanks
• White belly and undertail coverts
• Brown wing coverts

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in Canada and the northern United States, wintering to the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

[edit] Taxonomy

Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Marshes and occasionally fields.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

Nest is cup-shaped and made of dry grass, lined with finer grasses. It is built on the ground or just above the waterline in marshes. They nest from June through July, sometimes in loose colonies.

[edit] Diet

Includes seeds, insects, and small, aquatic invertebrates.

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