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Aimophila

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Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. 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
Commons category
Aimophila
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aimophila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.