Aimophila | |
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Rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: |
Aimophila Swainson, 1837 |
Type species | |
Pipilo rufescens
[1] Swainson, 1827
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Species | |
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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". [2]
Some species that were formerly classified in Aimophila are now considered to be in the genus Peucaea. [3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Aimophila ruficeps | Rufous-crowned sparrow | southwestern United States and Mexico | |
Aimophila notosticta | Oaxaca sparrow | Mexico | |
Aimophila rufescens | Rusty sparrow | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. |