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| − | [[Image:Henslow's_Sparrow_CraigThayer.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Craig+Thayer|Craig Thayer}} <br/> | + | [[Image:Henslow's_Sparrow_CraigThayer.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Craig+Thayer|Craig Thayer}} <br />Rollins Savanna, [[Illinois]], [[USA]], June 2012]] |
;[[:Category:Ammodramus|Ammodramus]] henslowii | ;[[:Category:Ammodramus|Ammodramus]] henslowii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 4.5 inches | + | 4.5 inches |
| − | Juvenile plumage similar to adult but has fine streaks confined to sides of breast. | + | *Large, conical bill |
| − | + | *Large, flat head | |
| + | *Short tail | ||
| + | *Olive face | ||
| + | *Buff streaked breast and sides | ||
| + | *White belly and undertail coverts | ||
| + | *Narrow, whitish crown stripe | ||
| + | *Rusty wing coverts | ||
| + | *Dark and light streaking on back<br /> | ||
| + | The sexes are similar<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''' plumage similar to adult but has fine streaks confined to sides of breast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Henslows_Sparrow.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by Russ Jones <br />[[Point Pelee National Park]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], May 2004]] | ||
Summer range is central to northern states of the eastern [[United States]]. Winters in the southern states from [[Texas]] to [[Florida]] except on the panhandle. Uncommon, local, and declining in populations. | Summer range is central to northern states of the eastern [[United States]]. Winters in the southern states from [[Texas]] to [[Florida]] except on the panhandle. Uncommon, local, and declining in populations. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species, consisting of two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''A. h. susurrans'': | ||
| + | :*[[New York]] to southern [[New Hampshire]], eastern [[West Virginia]] and eastern [[North Carolina]]; winters to central [[Florida]] | ||
| + | *''A. h. henslowii'': | ||
| + | :*North-central [[US]]; winters to [[Texas]], [[Louisiana]] and northern Florida | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in neglected open fields with tall herbaceous vegetation but without much woody growth. | Found in neglected open fields with tall herbaceous vegetation but without much woody growth. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Secretive - often seen only on short flights to cover. | Secretive - often seen only on short flights to cover. | ||
| + | ==Rererences== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#DiscoverLife | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ammodramus+henslowii}} | {{GSearch|Ammodramus+henslowii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ammodramus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ammodramus]] | ||
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- Ammodramus henslowii
Identification
4.5 inches
- Large, conical bill
- Large, flat head
- Short tail
- Olive face
- Buff streaked breast and sides
- White belly and undertail coverts
- Narrow, whitish crown stripe
- Rusty wing coverts
- Dark and light streaking on back
The sexes are similar
Juvenile plumage similar to adult but has fine streaks confined to sides of breast.
Distribution
Summer range is central to northern states of the eastern United States. Winters in the southern states from Texas to Florida except on the panhandle. Uncommon, local, and declining in populations.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species, consisting of two subspecies[1]:
- A. h. susurrans:
- New York to southern New Hampshire, eastern West Virginia and eastern North Carolina; winters to central Florida
- A. h. henslowii:
Habitat
Found in neglected open fields with tall herbaceous vegetation but without much woody growth.
Behaviour
Secretive - often seen only on short flights to cover.
Rererences
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- DiscoverLife
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Henslow's Sparrow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Henslow%27s_Sparrow
