American sparrow
American sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming part of the family Emberizidae. American sparrows are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.
Although they share the name sparrow, American sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings (which are also in the family Emberizidae) than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae).[1][2] American sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.
Species in taxonomic order
Genus Arremon (approx 20 species)
Genus Arremonops
- Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Tocuyo Sparrow, Arremonops tocuyensis
- Green-backed Sparrow, Arremonops chloronotus
- Black-striped Sparrow, Arremonops conirostris
Genus Melozone
- Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow, Melozone kieneri
- Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, Melozone biarcuatum
- White-eared Ground-Sparrow, Melozone leucotis
- Brown Towhees:
- California Towhee, Melozone crissalis
- Canyon Towhee, Melozone fuscus
- Abert's Towhee, Melozone aberti
- White-throated Towhee, Melozone albicollis
Genus Pipilo
- Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
- Collared Towhee, Pipilo ocai
- Rufous-sided Towhees:
- Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
- Olive-backed Towhee, Pipilo maculatus macronyx
- Socorro Towhee, Pipilo socorroensis
Genus Peucaea
- Bridled Sparrow, Peucaea mystacalis
- Black-chested Sparrow, Peucaea humeralis
- Stripe-headed Sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
- Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow, Peucaea sumichrasti
- Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
- Bachman's Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
- Cassin's Sparrow, Peucaea cassinii
Genus Aimophila
- Stripe-capped Sparrow, Aimophila strigiceps
- Tumbes Sparrow, Aimophila stolzmanni
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps
- Oaxaca Sparrow, Aimophila notosticta
- Botteri's Sparrow, Aimophila botterii
- Rusty Sparrow, Aimophila rufescens
Genus Oriturus
Genus Torreornis
Genus Spizella
- American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea
- Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
- Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida
- Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri
- Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
- Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni
- Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
Genus Pooecetes
Genus Chondestes
Genus Amphispiza
Genus Artemisiospiza
- Sage Sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli
Genus Calamospiza
Genus Passerculus
- Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- Ipswich Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis princeps
- Large-billed Sparrow, Passerculus rostratus
Genus Ammodramus
- Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
- Nelson's Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
- Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus
- Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii
- Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii
- Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii
- Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
- Grassland Sparrow, Ammodramus humeralis
- Yellow-browed Sparrow, Ammodramus aurifrons
Genus Passerella
- Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca
- Red Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) iliaca
- Sooty Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) unalaschcensis
- Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) schistacea
- Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) megarhyncha
Genus Xenospiza
Genus Melospiza
- Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
- Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
- Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
Genus Zonotrichia
- White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
- White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
- Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
- Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
Genus Junco
- Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- White-winged Junco, Junco (hyemalis) aikeni
- Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus
- Guadalupe Junco, Junco insularis
- Volcano Junco, Junco vulcani
References
- ^ Allende, Luis M.; Rubio, Isabel; Ruíz-del-Valle, Valentin; Guillén, Jesus; Martínez-Laso, Jorge; Lowy, Ernesto; Varela, Pilar; Zamora, Jorge; Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio (2001). "The Old World sparrows (genus Passer) phylogeography and their relative abundance of nuclear mtDNA pseudogenes" (PDF). Journal of Molecular Evolution 53 (2): 144–154. PMID 11479685. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110721034443/http://chopo.pntic.mec.es/~biolmol/publicaciones/Passer.pdf.
- ^ Arnaiz-Villena, A; Gómez-Prieto P, Ruiz-de-Valle V (2009). "Phylogeography of finches and sparrows". Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60741-844--3. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13642.
- Byers, Olsson and Curson, Buntings and Sparrows ISBN 1-873403-19-4
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