seaside sparrow

American  

[see-sahyd spar-oh] / ˈsiˌsaɪd ˌspær oʊ /

noun

1. a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one Cape Sable seaside sparrow having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other dusky seaside sparrow, or dusky sparrow having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.

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Example Sentences

“The Office of Endangered Species has gone the way of the dusky seaside sparrow and the Sampson’s pearly mussel,” the story read.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

A seaside sparrow with mustard-colored smears on its face flew by.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

Perhaps it’s the gateway needed to save the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, another rare sparrow species in Florida teetering on the brink of vanishing, Blackford says.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2021

NEWSOME: My study system is the seaside sparrow, which is a bird that lives on the coast of the U.S., but I'm specifically studying the Georgia coast.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2020

When FWS first proposed critical habitat for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, based on his 2 decades of research on the species, Pimm liked the map.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 5, 2012