Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow  (Ammodramus caudacutus)

Occupying a narrow region along the east coast of the U.S.A., the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow occurs from Maine, south to North Carolina. In the winter this species’ range shifts southward, with its southern limit in Florida and northern limit in Maryland (2).

One of the few bird species that has evolved to live only in saltmarshes (6), the saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow is found in tidal, coastal marshland, where it lives amongst saltwater-tolerant grass species such as cordgrass, blackgrass and saltmeadow grass (2).