Spiza Bonaparte 1824 (perching bird)

Aves - Passeriformes - Cardinalidae

Parent taxon: Cardinalidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Cardinalis, Passerina, Pheucticus, Piranga

Subtaxa: Spiza americana

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Little Box Elder Cave (Quaternary of Wyoming)

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