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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. Aimophila Swainson 1837
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Aimophila ruficeps Cassin 1852 [rufous-crowned sparrow]
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 bilineata Cassin 1850 [black-throated sparrow]
G. Artemisiospiza Klicka and Banks 2011
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Artemisiospiza belli Cassin 1850 [Bell's 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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58USA (Arizona) Junco sp. (216972)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Ammodramus maritimus, Zonotrichia sp., Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Passerculus sandwichensis, Melospiza melodia (20384)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Chondestes grammacus, Passerculus sandwichensis, Passerella iliaca, Melospiza melodia, Pipilo maculatus, Spizella passerina, Zonotrichia atricapilla (176098)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia albicollis, Spizella pusilla, Chondestes grammacus, Passerculus sandwichensis (20385) Passerella sp., Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Passerculus sandwichensis, Melospiza melodia (20350)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Zonotrichia sp., Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Chondestes grammacus, Spizella breweri, Melospiza lincolnii (152653)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zonotrichia robusta (36611)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Pipilo naufragus (94308 194454 194461 194465)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) Pipilo sp. (230717)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Melospiza melodia, Pooecetes gramineus, Amphispiza bilineata, Melospiza lincolnii, Amphispiza belli, Junco oreganus, Aimophila ruficeps (161630) Spizella sp., Zonotrichia leucophrys, Chondestes grammacus, Passerella iliaca, Melospiza melodia, Pipilo maculatus, Pooecetes gramineus, Amphispiza bilineata, Pipilo angelensis, Pipilo fuscus (152007)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Junco hyemalis, Melospiza georgiana (20398) Passerherbulus henslowii, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (20491)
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.3 - 0.0USA (California) Zonotrichia leucophrys, Melospiza melodia (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Amphispiza bella (44954) Amphispiza bilineata, Spizella passerina (190077) Melospiza melodia (120827 236636) Melospiza melodia, Emberizidae indet. (176267) Passerella iliaca, Pipilo maculatus, Pipilo fuscus (218989) Zonotrichia leucophrys, Melospiza melodia (125236) Zonotrichia sp., Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Chondestes grammacus, Passerculus sandwichensis, Passerella iliaca, Melospiza melodia, Pipilo maculatus, Pipilo chlorurus, Zonotrichia atricapilla (215552) Zonotrichia sp., Zonotrichia leucophrys, Chondestes grammacus, Passerculus sandwichensis, Passerella iliaca, Melospiza melodia, Pipilo maculatus, Calamospiza melanocorys, Zonotrichia atricapilla (123918)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Spizella passerina, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Emberizinae indet. (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Pipilo naufragus (154780 154781 194464)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Passerculus sandwichensis, Passerherbulus henslowii (20573) Passerherbulus henslowii, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Ammodramus savannarum (20595) Spizella pusilla, Spizella passerina, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (20571)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Junco hyemalis, Pooecetes gramineus (103991) Junco sp., Zonotrichia albicollis, Passerella iliaca, Melospiza melodia (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Ammodramus savannarum (154922)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Spizella passerina (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Zonotrichia albicollis, Pipilo erythrophthalmus (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Pipilo naufragus (94310 194448 194449 194451 194455 194456 194457 194458 194459 194460)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia albicollis, Calamospiza melanocorys, Pipilo chlorurus (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Brachyspiza capensis (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Passerculus sandwichensis (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bermuda Pipilo naufragus (194444)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Emberizinae indet. (93374)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bermuda Pipilo naufragus (94307 194445 194446 194462 194463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Melospiza melodia (177179)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Emberizidae indet. 1, Emberizidae indet. 3, Emberizidae indet. 2 (195047)