Status of the Cape Sable Sparrow
Bass OL and Kushlan JA. 1982. Status of the Cape Sable Sparrow. SFRC T-672. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
The Cape Sable sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis), a subspecies of the seaside sparrow endemic to extreme southern Florida, has elicited considerable interest and concern since its discovery in the early 1900's. Before being relegated to subspecific status (Eisenmann et al, 1973) it was considered to be the last bird species described from the United States (Howell, 1919, Stimson 1968). The sparrows were widely believed to have been exterminated from Cape Sable by a hurricane in September 1935 and were not rediscovered there for 35 years (Werner 1971).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bass, Oron; Kushlan, James
- Date of Issue
- 1982-06
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER , SFCN
- Keywords
- Cape, everglades, Sable, Seaside, SFNRCTRS, Sparrow