Ammodramus savannarum floridanus

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Overview

Endangered

Common Names

Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: May 22, 2001.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ammodramus

There are approximately 63 species in this genus:

A. aurifrons (Yellow-Browed Sparrow) · A. aurifrons aurifrons (Yellow-Browed Sparrow) · A. baileyi (Baird's Sparrow) · A. bairdii (Baird's Sparrow) · A. beldingi · A. caudacutus (Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrow) · A. caudacutus caudacutus (Saltmarsh Sharp-Tailed Sparrow) · A. caudacutus diversus · A. caudacutus nelsoni · A. caudacutus subvirgatus · A. caudatus · A. henslowii (Henslow's Sparrow) · A. henslowii henslowii (Henslow's Sparrow) · A. henslowii houstonensis (Texas Henslow's Sparrow) · A. henslowii occidentalis · A. henslowii susurrans · A. humeralis (Grassland Sparrow) · A. humeralis humeralis (Grassland Sparrow) · A. humeralis tarijensis · A. humeralis xanthornus · A. lecontei (Le Conte's Sparrow) · A. leconteii (Le Conte's Sparrow) · A. longicaudatus · A. manimbe · A. maritimus (Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus fisheri (Louisiana Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus juncicola · A. maritimus junicola · A. maritimus macgillivraii (Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus maritimus (Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus mirabilis (Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus nigrescens (Dusky Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus pelonota · A. maritimus peninsulae (Scott's Seaside Sparrow) · A. maritimus sennetti (Seaside Sparrow) · A. nelsoni (Nelson's Sharp-Tailed Sparrow) · A. nelsonii · A. nelsoni nelsoni · A. nelsoni subvirgatus · A. nigrescens · A. passerinus · A. rostratus · A. sandwichensis · A. sandwichensis alaudinus · A. sandwichensis athinus · A. sandwichensis beldingi · A. sandwichensis princeps · A. sandwichensis rostratus · A. sandwichensis savanna · A. savannarum (Yellow Winged Sparrow) · A. savannarum ammolegus (Arizona Grasshopper Sparrow) · A. savannarum australis · A. savannarum bimaculatus · A. savannarum borinquensis · A. savannarum caribaeus · A. savannarum caucae · A. savannarum cracens · A. savannarum floridanus (Florida Grasshopper Sparrow) · A. savannarum intricatus · A. savannarum perpallidus (Grasshopper Sparrow) · A. savannarum pratensis (Grasshopper Sparrow) · A. savannarum savannarum (Yellow-Winged Sparrow) · A. xanthornus

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Further Reading

• American Ornithologists' Union, Committee 1957. Check-List of North American Birds, Fifth Edition. Port City Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD, USA. xiii + 691.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 640.
• Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1938. ENG url p. 497.
• Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. ENG url p. 337.
• Richard C. Banks: Formerly included in Ammodramus caudacutus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) (TSN 179344)
• Richard C. Banks: Status: Endangered

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 21, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764378
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179335
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852046
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179335
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBXA0022
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: B07G
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178297

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