AMERICAN SPARROW

'American sparrows' are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming part of the family Emberizidae. American sparrows are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.
Although they share the name 'sparrow', American sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings (family Emberizidae) than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). American sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.

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Species in taxonomic order

References

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Species in taxonomic order

'Genus ''Arremon'''

★ Orange-billed Sparrow, Arremon aurantiirostris

★ Pectoral Sparrow, Arremon taciturnus

★ San Francisco Sparrow, ''Arremon franciscanus''

★ Half-collared Sparrow, Arremon semitorquatus

★ Golden-winged Sparrow, Arremon schlegeli

★ Black-capped Sparrow, Arremon abeillei

★ Saffron-billed Sparrow, Arremon flavirostris
'Genus ''Arremonops'''

★ Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus

★ Tocuyo Sparrow, Arremonops tocuyensis

★ Green-backed Sparrow, Arremonops chloronotus

★ Black-striped Sparrow, Arremonops conirostris
'Genus ''Melozone'''

★ Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow, Melozone kieneri

★ Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, Melozone biarcuatum

★ White-eared Ground-Sparrow, Melozone leucotis
'Genus ''Pipilo'''

★ Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus

★ Collared Towhee, Pipilo ocai

★ Rufous-sided Towhees:

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★ Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus

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★ Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus

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★ Olive-backed Towhee, ''Pipilo maculatus macronyx''

★ Socorro Towhee, Pipilo socorroensis

★ Brown Towhees:

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★ California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis

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★ Canyon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus

★ Abert's Towhee, Pipilo aberti

★ White-throated Towhee, Pipilo albicollis
'Genus ''Aimophila'''

★ Bridled Sparrow, Aimophila mystacalis

★ Black-chested Sparrow, Aimophila humeralis

★ Stripe-headed Sparrow, Aimophila ruficauda

★ Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow, Aimophila sumichrasti

★ Stripe-capped Sparrow, Aimophila strigiceps

★ Tumbes Sparrow, Aimophila stolzmanni

★ Bachman's Sparrow, Aimophila aestivalis

★ Botteri's Sparrow, Aimophila botterii

★ Cassin's Sparrow, Aimophila cassinii

★ Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps

★ Rufous-winged Sparrow, Aimophila carpalis

★ Five-striped Sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata

★ Oaxaca Sparrow, Aimophila notosticta

★ Rusty Sparrow, Aimophila rufescens
'Genus ''Oriturus'''

★ Striped Sparrow, Oriturus superciliosus
'Genus ''Torreornis'''

★ Zapata Sparrow, Torreornis inexpectata
'Genus ''Spizella'''

★ American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea

★ Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina

★ Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida

★ Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri

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★ Timberline Sparrow, ''Spizella breweri taverneri''

★ Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla

★ Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni

★ Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
'Genus ''Pooecetes'''

★ Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
'Genus ''Chondestes'''

★ Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
'Genus ''Amphispiza'''

★ Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata

★ Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli
'Genus ''Calamospiza'''

★ Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
'Genus ''Passerculus'''

★ Savannah Sparrow, ''Passerculus sandwichensis''

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★ Ipswich Sparrow, ''Passerculus sandwichensis princeps''

★ Large-billed Sparrow, ''Passerculus rostratus''
'Genus ''Ammodramus'''

★ Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus

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★ Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens (extinct, 1987)

★ Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni

★ Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus

★ Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii

★ Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii

★ Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii

★ Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum

★ Grassland Sparrow, Ammodramus humeralis

★ Yellow-browed Sparrow, Ammodramus aurifrons
'Genus ''Passerella'''

★ Fox Sparrow, ''Passerella iliaca''

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★ Red Fox Sparrow, ''Passerella (iliaca) iliaca''

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★ Sooty Fox Sparrow, ''Passerella (iliaca) unalaschcensis''

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★ Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, ''Passerella (iliaca) schistacea''

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★ Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, ''Passerella (iliaca) megarhyncha''
'Genus ''Xenospiza'''

★ Sierra Madre Sparrow, Xenospiza baileyi
'Genus ''Melospiza'''

★ Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia

★ Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii

★ Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
'Genus ''Zonotrichia'''

★ White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys

★ White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis

★ Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla

★ Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis

★ Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
'Genus ''Junco'''

★ Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

★ Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus

★ Guadalupe Junco, Junco insularis

★ Volcano Junco, Junco vulcani

References

★ Byers, Olsson and Curson, ''Buntings and Sparrows'' ISBN1-873403-19-4

External links

★ American Sparrow videos on the Internet Bird Collection