American sparrow

American sparrow
American Sparrows
American Tree Sparrow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genera

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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 (which are also in the 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.

Species in taxonomic order

Genus Arremon

Genus Arremonops

Genus Melozone

Genus Pipilo

Genus Aimophila

Genus Oriturus

Genus Torreornis

Genus Spizella

Genus Pooecetes

Genus Chondestes

Genus Amphispiza

Genus Calamospiza

Genus Passerculus

  • Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
    • Ipswich Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis princeps
  • Large-billed Sparrow, Passerculus rostratus

Genus Ammodramus

Genus Passerella

Genus Xenospiza

Genus Melospiza

Genus Zonotrichia

Genus Junco

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