Passerculus | |
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Savannah sparrow (P. sandwichensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: |
Passerculus Bonaparte, 1838 |
Type species | |
Fringilla savanna
[1] A. Wilson, 1811
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Species | |
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Passerculus is a genus of birds that belongs to the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. While formerly considered to include just the Savannah sparrow (P. sandwichensis), recent studies by Birdlife International indicate 3 Savannah sparrow subspecies should promoted to separated species, as result, that there 4 species in the genus. [2] [3] [4] Species found in this genus include: