Scott's seaside sparrow

Scott's seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima peninsulae) is a subspecies of the seaside sparrow. It was originally thought to be a separate species but later reconsidered as a subspecies of the seaside sparrow.

Scott's seaside sparrow
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Ammospiza
Species:	A. maritima
Subspecies:	A. m. peninsulae
Trinomial name
Ammospiza maritima peninsulae J. A. Allen, 1888

Distribution

It can be found along the Gulf of Mexico coast of northwestern Florida, where it breeds from Pasco County to Apalachee Bay and in the swamplands of St. George and St. Vincent islands. The exact limits of the population are not well known.

Taxonomy

This subspecies is a close relative of the extinct dusky seaside sparrow subspecies (A. m. nigrescens); it was used to crossbreed with the few remaining dusky seaside sparrows.^[2]