Passerellidae
Also known as: American Sparrows, American sparrows, Amerikaanse Gorzen, Amerikaspurver, Bruants américains, Foossáwwasi, Gakaashkinejiiwag, Gorriones del Nuevo Mundo y Afines
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Passerellidae |
| Published in | Museum Heineanum. I. Theil, die Singvögel enthaltend. R Frantz, Halberstadt: 131. |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 30 |
| Species records held | 141 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 687 |
| GBIF key | 9410667 |
Genera in Passerellidae
- Atlapetes — 33 species: Atlapetes albiceps, Atlapetes albinucha, Atlapetes albofrenatus, Atlapetes blancae, Atlapetes canigenis, Atlapetes citrinellus, Atlapetes crassus, Atlapetes flaviceps
- Arremon — 20 species: Arremon abeillei, Arremon assimilis, Arremon atricapillus, Arremon aurantiirostris, Arremon basilicus, Arremon brunneinucha, Arremon castaneiceps, Arremon costaricensis
- Chlorospingus — 9 species: Chlorospingus canigularis, Chlorospingus canipileus, Chlorospingus flavigularis, Chlorospingus flavopectus, Chlorospingus inornatus, Chlorospingus parvirostris, Chlorospingus pileatus, Chlorospingus semifuscus
- Melozone — 9 species: Melozone aberti, Melozone albicollis, Melozone biarcuata, Melozone cabanisi, Melozone crissalis, Melozone fusca, Melozone kieneri, Melozone leucotis
- Peucaea — 8 species: Peucaea aestivalis, Peucaea botterii, Peucaea carpalis, Peucaea cassinii, Peucaea humeralis, Peucaea mystacalis, Peucaea ruficauda, Peucaea sumichrasti
- Pipilo — 6 species: Pipilo angelensis, Pipilo chlorurus, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Pipilo maculatus, Pipilo naufragus, Pipilo ocai
- Spizella — 6 species: Spizella atrogularis, Spizella breweri, Spizella pallida, Spizella passerina, Spizella pusilla, Spizella wortheni
- Junco — 5 species: Junco bairdi, Junco hyemalis, Junco insularis, Junco phaeonotus, Junco vulcani
- Zonotrichia — 5 species: Zonotrichia albicollis, Zonotrichia atricapilla, Zonotrichia capensis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia querula
- Ammospiza — 4 species: Ammospiza caudacuta, Ammospiza leconteii, Ammospiza maritima, Ammospiza nelsoni
- Arremonops — 4 species: Arremonops chloronotus, Arremonops conirostris, Arremonops rufivirgatus, Arremonops tocuyensis
- Passerella — 4 species: Passerella iliaca, Passerella megarhyncha, Passerella schistacea, Passerella unalaschcensis
- Aimophila — 3 species: Aimophila notosticta, Aimophila rufescens, Aimophila ruficeps
- Ammodramus — 3 species: Ammodramus aurifrons, Ammodramus humeralis, Ammodramus savannarum
- Melospiza — 3 species: Melospiza georgiana, Melospiza lincolnii, Melospiza melodia
- Rhynchospiza — 3 species: Rhynchospiza dabbenei, Rhynchospiza stolzmanni, Rhynchospiza strigiceps
- Artemisiospiza — 2 species: Artemisiospiza belli, Artemisiospiza nevadensis
- Centronyx — 2 species: Centronyx bairdii, Centronyx henslowii
- Amphispiza — 1 species: Amphispiza bilineata
- Amphispizopsis — 1 species: Amphispizopsis quinquestriata
- Calamospiza — 1 species: Calamospiza melanocorys
- Chondestes — 1 species: Chondestes grammacus
- Oreothraupis — 1 species: Oreothraupis arremonops
- Oriturus — 1 species: Oriturus superciliosus
- Passerculus — 1 species:
- Pezopetes — 1 species:
- Pooecetes — 1 species:
- Spizelloides — 1 species:
- Torreornis — 1 species:
- Xenospiza — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.