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Melospiza georgiana · Family Passerellidae

Melospiza georgiana

Family Passerellidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
GBIF occurrence records
3,339,926
Countries and territories with records
9
Swamp Sparrow
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About this species

This species has 3,339,926 occurrence records from 9 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (80.3%) and Canada (19.6%); together they account for 99.9% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.24% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Melospiza georgiana combines the genus name Melospiza with the species epithet georgiana. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Melospiza; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Melospiza melodia and Melospiza lincolnii.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 129 species of the family Passerellidae. This species ranks 9th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Melospiza melodia. Its record count is 4.1 times the family average (810,852). The family Passerellidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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