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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
- Striped sparrow, Oriturus superciliosus
Genus Torreornis
- Zapata sparrow, Torreornis inexpectata
Genus Spizelloides
- American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea
Genus Spizella
- Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
- Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida
- Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri
- Timberline sparrow, Spizella breweri taverneri
- Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla
- Worthen's sparrow, Spizella wortheni
- Black-chinned sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
Genus Pooecetes
- Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
Genus Chondestes
- Lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
Genus Amphispiza
- Black-throated sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
- Five-striped sparrow, Amphispiza quinquestriata
Genus Artemisiospiza
- Sage sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli
- Bell's sparrow, Artemisiospiza (belli) belli
- Sagebrush sparrow, Artemisiospiza (belli) nevadensis
Genus Calamospiza
- Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
Genus Passerculus
- Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- Ipswich sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis princeps
- Large-billed sparrow, Passerculus rostratus
Genus Ammodramus
- Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
- Dusky seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens (extinct, 1987)
- 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
- Sierra Madre sparrow, Xenospiza baileyi
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
- Byers, Olsson and Curson, Buntings and Sparrows ISBN 1-873403-19-4
External links
- American Sparrow videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collectiones:Emberizidae
