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Aimophila
Sign in to saveAimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae
Observations recorded332,878
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Collections
- CUMV, NHMUK, ROM, DMNH, UF, MVZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Passerellidae
- Image
- Rufous Crowned Sparrow A.r. eremoeca Texas.jpg
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- taxon name
- Aimophila
- topic's main category
- Category:Aimophila
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- Aimophila
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Species in taxonomic order
- References
Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".
Some species that were formerly classified in Aimophila are now considered to be in the genus Peucaea.
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