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The Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) was first described in 1902 by a U.S. Army surgeon, Major Edgar A. Mearns.Back then the birds were widespread across central and ...
Get ready to say goodbye to Florida's rarest bird, the grasshopper sparrow. Federal officials say 2018 is the year we'll learn whether the species will disappear from the wild. The odds are not ...