Passerculus

Passerculus is a genus of birds that belongs to the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. While formerly considered to include just the Savannah sparrow (P. sandwichensis), recent studies by Birdlife International indicate that there 6 species in the genus.[1][2][3] Species found in this genus include:

  • Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
  • Henslow's sparrow, Passerculus henslowii
  • Baird's sparrow, Passserculus bairdii
  • Large-billed sparrow, Passerculus rostratus
  • Belding's sparrow, Passerculus guttatus
  • San Benito sparrow, Passerculus sanctorum

Passerculus
Savannah sparrow (P. sandwichensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Passerculus
Bonaparte, 1838
Type species
Passerculus sandwichensis
Gmelin, 1789
Species

See text

References
  1. "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. "Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. "Passerculus rostratus (Large-billed Sparrow)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.