Keyword: Ammodramus savannarum floridanus
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BIR049-00128
Three 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.
These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00127
Three 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.
These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00126
Two 20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.
These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00125
20-day-old fledgling Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.
These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00124
A male and female Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. The female has yellow, red blue split colors on her leg bands, while the male has green/blue leg bands. These adults were both hatched here last year.
These birds are part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered bird, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00122
A male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.
This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00121
A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.
This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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BIR049-00120
A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.
This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.
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COV001-00062
Joel Sartore’s portrait of a federally endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) on the cover of the March-April 2013 issue of Audubon magazine.
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BIR049-00037
A federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00038
A federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00039
The wing of a federally endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00040
A federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00041
A federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00042
A biologist studies a federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
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BIR049-00043
A biologist studies a federally endangered male Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus). This sparrow was photographed inside of a shooting tent at the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, one of the last examples of Florida dry prairie which is an essential habitat for species like this one.
