General Description: Swamp Sparrows (Melospiza georgiana) are small, sexually monomorphic, clear-breasted sparrows. They are streaked gray and reddish-brown above with a white throat and white underparts. During summer the crown is rufous; otherwise, it is streaked and has a gray central stripe. The wings are reddish.
Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Emberizidae.
Favored Habitat: Swamps and marshes of the north-central and north-eastern U.S. and throughout much of Canada during summer; similar habitat in the central and southern U.S. and south into Mexico during winter. |