Ammodramus
Ammodramus | |
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Yellow-browed sparrow (A. aurifrons) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Ammodramus Swainson, 1827 |
Type species | |
Ammodramus bimaculatus[1] Swainson, 1827
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Passerherbulus Maynard, 1895 |
Ammodramus is a genus of birds in the family
These birds live in grassland habitat. Some Ammodramus are socially monogamous and both parents care for the young. Other species are polygynous with no pair bonding and no paternal care.[4]
Several species have been included in this genus, but have been reclassified into the genera Ammospiza and Centronyx by sources such as Birdlife International and the American Ornithological Society.[5] Current species in this genus include:[2][6][7]
Species
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Grasshopper sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. | |
Grassland sparrow | Ammodramus humeralis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. | |
Yellow-browed sparrow | Ammodramus aurifrons | South America |
The fossil Ammodramus hatcheri (Late Miocene of Kansas, United States) was formerly placed in genus Palaeospiza or Palaeostruthus. The former may not be a passeriform at all, while the latter was eventually synonymized with Ammodramus, as A. hatcheri scarcely differs from the living species.[8]
References
- ^ "Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b Ammodramus. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ^ Beedy, E. C., E. R. Pandolfino, and K. Hansen. Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution. University of California Press. 2013. Page 314.
- ^ Hill, C. E., & Post, W. (2005). Extra-pair paternity in seaside sparrows. Journal of Field Ornithology, 76(2), 119-126.
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- ^ Ammodramus. Birdlife.org
- ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Steadman, D. W., & McKitrick, M. C. (1982). A Pliocene bunting from Chihuahua, Mexico. The Condor, 84(2), 240-241.