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Scientific Name

Melospiza georgiana

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Melospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790)

Park

Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Swamp Sparrow

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Passerellidae
Genus	Melospiza
Species	Melospiza georgiana

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

USFWS, 1997: Present in Great South Bay; Data Source: Buckley, 2002; NYBBA, 2004;

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998

Abundance

Unknown

Abundance Notes

Spring=common; Summer=unknown; Early Fall=common; Late Fall=common; Late Fall=common; Winter=uncommon; Data Source: Mitra, S. and Putnam, J., 1999 Although breeding confirmation validates the presence of this species during summer, relative summer abundance is unavailable as of 09/2004.

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Also winter resident and spring and fall migrant. Breeding information for NYBBA blocks: Likely in Park Confirmed: 2003 6851C Unverifiable in Park Confirmed: 1985 6751B Probable: 1985 6751C Possible: 2003 6751B USFWS, 1997: Breeder/Migratory, Wintering; Data Source: NYBBA web site (2004) - historic species lists as of 1985 and current species lists as of 2003 for blocks 6449B, 6450D, 6550C, 6550D, 6650C, 6650A, 6650B, 6750A, 6751C, 6751D, 6851C, 6851A, and 6751B.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

6

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

sac - I & M Office

Created Date

12/15/1999 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

sac - I & M Office

Last Modified Date

1/15/2007 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Buckley, 2002; Lynch, 1986; McCormick, 1975; Mitra, 1999; NYBBA, 2004; USFWS, 1997

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