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Passerellidae (new world sparrow)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Passerellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Passerellidae Cabanis
2017Passerellidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851
familyPasserellidaeCabanis 1851

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Passerellidae Cabanis 1851 [new world sparrow]
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G. Ammodramus Swainson 1827
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Ammodramus henslowii Audubon 1829 [Henslow's sparrow]
Ammodramus savannarum Gmelin 1789 [grasshopper sparrow]
Invalid names: Passerherbulus Maynard 1895 [synonym]
G. Amphispiza Coues 1874
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Amphispiza belli Cassin 1850
Amphispiza bilineata Cassin 1850 [black-throated sparrow]
G. Calamospiza Bonaparte 1838
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Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger 1885 [lark bunting]
G. Chondestes Swainson 1827 [lark sparrow]
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Chondestes grammacus Say 1823 [lark sparrow]
G. Junco Wagler 1831 [junco]
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Junco hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 [dark-eyed junco]
Junco phaeonotus Wagler 1831
G. Melospiza Baird 1858
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Melospiza georgiana Latham 1790 [swamp sparrow]
Melospiza lincolnii Audubon 1834 [Lincoln's sparrow]
Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 [song sparrow]
G. Melozone Reichenbach 1850
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Melozone fusca Swainson 1827 [canyon towhee]
G. Passerculus Bonaparte 1838 [savannah sparrows]
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Passerculus sandwichensis Gmelin 1789 [savannah sparrow]
G. Passerella Swainson 1837
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Passerella iliaca Merrem 1786 [fox sparrow]
G. Pipilo Vieillot 1816 [towhee]
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†Pipilo angelensis Dawson 1948
Pipilo chlorurus Audubon 1839 [green-tailed towhee]
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern towhee]
Pipilo maculatus Swainson 1827 [spotted towhee]
†Pipilo naufragus Olson and Wingate 2012 [Bermuda towhee]
G. Pooecetes Baird 1858
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Pooecetes gramineus Gmelin 1789 [vesper sparrow]
G. Spizella Bonaparte 1832
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Spizella breweri Cassin 1856 [Brewer's sparrow]
Spizella passerina Bechstein 1798 [chipping sparrow]
Spizella pusilla Wilson 1810 [field sparrow]
G. Zonotrichia Swainson 1832 [sparrow]
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Zonotrichia albicollis Gmelin 1789 [white-throated sparrow]
Zonotrichia atricapilla Gmelin 1789 [golden-crowned sparrow]
Zonotrichia capensis Statius Muller 1776 [rufous-collared sparrow]
Zonotrichia leucophrys Forster 1772 [white-crowned sparrow]
Invalid names: Brachyspiza Ridgway 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available