Peucaea
Peucaea is a genus of American sparrows. The species in this genus used to be included in the genus Aimophila.[1]
| Peucaea | |
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| Cassin's sparrow (Peucaea cassinii) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Peucaea Audubon, 1839 |
| Species | |
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Many, see text | |
Species in taxonomic order
- Bridled sparrow, Peucaea mystacalis
- Black-chested sparrow, Peucaea humeralis
- Stripe-headed sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
- Cinnamon-tailed sparrow, Peucaea sumichrasti
- Bachman's sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
- Botteri's sparrow, Peucaea botterii
- Cassin's sparrow, Peucaea cassinii
- Rufous-winged sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
References
- DaCosta, Jeffrey M.; Spellman, Garth M.; Escalante, Patricia; Klicka, John (1 March 2009). "A molecular systematic revision of two historically problematic songbird clades: Aimophila and Pipilo" (PDF). Journal of Avian Biology. 40 (2): 206–216. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04514.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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