Melospiza is a genus of passerine birds formerly placed in the family Emberizidae, but now placed in Passerellidae. The genus, commonly referred to as "song sparrows," currently contains three species, all of which are native to North America.
Members of Melospiza are medium-sized sparrows with long tails, which are pumped in flight and held moderately high on perching. They are not seen in flocks, but as a few individuals or solitary. They prefer brushy habitats, often near water.
^"Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Among the native sparrows in North America, it is easily one of the most abundant...
Melospiza is a genus of passerine birds formerly placed in the family Emberizidae, but now placed in Passerellidae. The genus, commonly referred to as...
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Genus Ammospiza Genus Centronyx Genus Passerculus Genus Xenospiza Genus Melospiza Genus Pezopetes Genus Torreornis Genus Melozone Genus Aimophila Genus...
[from the Common Garter Snake] for a bird was an adult Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) taken at the Fleming Creek area. There is no evidence to show...
species have changed since the publication suggesting a ring species) Melospiza melodia, a song sparrow, forms a ring around the Sierra Nevada of California...
of protandry in the spring migration of a population of Song Sparrows Melospiza melodia". Ibis. 149 (4): 715–720. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00692.x...
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