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Cape Sable Seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

Cape Sable seaside sparrows are small birds about 13 centimeters or 5 inches long. Dorsally, they are dark olive-gray with olive-brown on the tail and wings. The greenish cast on the nape is generally difficult to detect. Ventrally, adults are light gray to almost white with dark olive-gray streaks on the breast and sides. Occasionally, the breast streaks converge forming a diffuse central spot. There is a dark whisker on either side of the white throat. These sparrows have yellow lores, brown eyes, and a gray ear patch behind the eye which is fringed by a dark line. There is a small patch of yellow on the edge of the wing. No sexual differences in the plumages are obvious.

Lead Region:  Southeast Region (Region 4)
Date Listed: Mar 11, 1967

  • States/US Territories in which the Cape Sable Seaside sparrow is known to occur:  Florida

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
11/06/2007 72 FR 62735 62766 Critical Habitat Revised Designation for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow; Final Rule
03/26/2007 72 FR 14132 14133 Notice of Availability of a Final Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
10/31/2006 71 FR 63979 64002 Critical Habitat Designation for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
04/02/2004 69 FR 17442 17443 Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
10/23/2001 66 FR 53573 53575 ETWP; 12-Month Finding for a Petition to Revise Critical Habitat for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
05/18/1999 South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/26/2007 72 FR 14132 14133 Notice of Availability of a Final Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
    • 04/02/2004 69 FR 17442 17443 Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    11/06/2007 72 FR 62735 62766 Critical Habitat Revised Designation for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow; Final Rule Final Rule Active
    10/31/2006 71 FR 63979 64002 Critical Habitat Designation for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Proposed Rule Not Required
    09/22/1977 42 FR 47840 47845 Final Correction and Augumentation of Critical Habitat Reorganization; 42 FR 47840 47845 Final Rule Active
    08/11/1977 42 FR 40685 40690 Determination of Critical Habitat for Six Endangered Species Including Palila, Renumbering of Critical Habitat Listings; 42 FR 40685 40690 (Florida Everglades kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus; American peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus anatum; palila Psittirostra bailleui; dusky seaside sparrow, Ammospiza maritima nigrescens; Cape Sable sparrow, Ammospiza maritima mirabilis; Morro Bay kangaroo rat, Dipodomus heermanni morroensis) Final Rule Active
    07/14/1976 41 FR 28978 28979 Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Cape Sable Sparrow; 41 FR 28978 28979 (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Cape Sable Seaside sparrow

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 2 of 2 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    10/23/2001 66 FR 53573 53575 ETWP; 12-Month Finding for a Petition to Revise Critical Habitat for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
    • 07/10/2000 65 FR 42316 42318 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009