Talk:Dusky seaside sparrow

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SIGHTING?!

I saw one like the bird in the picture yesterday! I don't know if this may have been one of the unbanded duskies' descendants or rather a hybrid, but it looked like that! I'm not making it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.81.193 (talk) 14:02, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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According to Protecting Endangered Species by Felicity Brookets, et al. (Usborne Conservation Guides series; Copyright 1990; Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. in 1990 and Scholastic, Inc. in March 1995; ISBN 0-590-22628-2) [1], Orange Band died in 1989. On page 2 and the back cover: "Orange Band, the [very] last dusky seaside sparrow, died in 1989." Who has their information wrong? GPHemsley→◊ 21:35, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

Voice of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow

Hearing the voice of a species that is no longer among us gave me the chills. Does anyone know if bloodsamples were taken of this species to attempt cloning it? Dionyseus 02:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Forget cloning birds. a) it is impossible now and as far as any scientist (as opposed to scifi hack) can tell, it will remain so for decades if not forever, and b) even if it worked, cloning extinct taxa is too expensive and would not be successful in any case; competition for funding would furthermore mean that for any genetically diseased basket-case clone with the sole fate to be mercykilled (as these would be incapable of natural behavior) and left to rot in a museum cabinet, several entire species would have to be stripped of conservation funding and abandoned to extinction. See the cloning articles for scientific literature on the matter. Dysmorodrepanis 20:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is the bird in the picture?

"Orange Band"? He has no orange band. But it should be possible to track down which individual the supreme male specimen on the fto actually was, and possibly life-histroy details. Dysmorodrepanis 20:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bad dates?

"One, banded in 1998 with an orange leg band was unique." How was Orange Band banded in '98 when he died in '87? Some VERY MINOR proofreading skills would be nice before posting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.1.66 (talk) 14:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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The dusky seaside sparrow (Ammospiza maritima nigrescens) was a non-migratory subspecies of the seaside sparrow, found in Florida in the natural salt marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. Johns River. Discovered in 1872 by Charles Johnson Maynard, it was distinguished from other seaside sparrows by its dark coloration and distinct song. From the 1940s onwards, the dusky seaside sparrow population declined and eventually went extinct. This was the result of human activity in the area including pesticides and flooding applied to reduce mosquito populations, industrial expansion, and highway construction. The last definite known individual died on Discovery Island in Walt Disney World in 1987, and the species was declared extinct in 1990.

Photograph credit: P. W. Sykes, United States Fish and Wildlife Service

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