Cape Sable seaside sparrow

Cape Sable seaside sparrow
In Everglades National Park

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Ammospiza
Species:
A. maritima
Subspecies:
A. m. mirabilis
Trinomial name
Ammospiza maritima mirabilis
(Howell, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis (A. H. Howell, 1919)
  • Thryospiza mirabilis A. H. Howell, 1919

The Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) is a subspecies of the seaside sparrow, a species of bird in the family Passerellidae native to the United States. This subspecies is endemic to southern Florida. It is designated endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

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