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Ammodramus henslowii
Henslow's Sparrow
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ammodramus henslowii (Audubon, 1829)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Henslow's Sparrow
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Passerellidae, Genus Centronyx, Species Ammodramus henslowii


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Legally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:		NC: E
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 2:42:33 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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