Florida grasshopper sparrow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Ammodramus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | A. s. floridanus
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Trinomial name | |
Ammodramus savannarum floridanus | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Coturniculus savannarum floridanus Mearns, 1902 |
The Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) is an endangered subspecies of grasshopper sparrow native to the dry prairies of south-central Florida.[4][5]
The Florida grasshopper sparrow is one of four subspecies of grasshopper sparrows in North America, and is perhaps the most endangered.[4] Efforts by biologists have slowed population decline.[4][6]