Family Passerellidae - New World Sparrows [1]
Separate New World Sparrows from Old World Buntings into new family Passerellidae (Barker et al. 2013, 2015; NACC 2017-B-6).
Passerellidae genera: 30
Passerellidae species: 138
Passerellidae subspecies: 419
Passerellidae Breeding Range: SA, MA, NA [2]
Passerellidae
editCommon name | Species + authority | Br. range |
au | yr | id |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tanager finch | Oreothraupis arremonops (Sclater, PL, 1855) | SA | Scla | 1855 | 1 |
Yellow-throated chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavigularis (Sclater, PL, 1852) | MA SA | Scla | 1852 | 2 |
Yellow-whiskered chlorospingus | Chlorospingus parvirostris Chapman, 1901 | SA | Chap | 1901 | 3 |
Ashy-throated chlorospingus | Chlorospingus canigularis (Lafresnaye, 1848) | MA SA | Lafr | 1848 | 4 |
Sooty-capped chlorospingus | Chlorospingus pileatus Salvin, 1865 | MA | Salv | 1865 | 5 |
Common chlorospingus | Chlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840) | MA SA | Lafr | 1840 | 6 |
Tacarcuna chlorospingus | Chlorospingus tacarcunae Griscom, 1924 | MA SA | Gris | 1924 | 7 |
Pirre chlorospingus | Chlorospingus inornatus (Nelson, 1912) | MA | Nels | 1912 | 8 |
Dusky chlorospingus | Chlorospingus semifuscus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873 | SA | Scla | 1873 | 9 |
Tumbes sparrow | Rhynchospiza stolzmanni (Taczanowski, 1877) | SA | Tacz | 1877 | 10 |
Yungas sparrow | Rhynchospiza dabbenei (Hellmayr, 1912) | SA | Hell | 1912 | 11 |
Chaco sparrow | Rhynchospiza strigiceps (Gould, 1839) | SA | Goul | 1839 | 12 |
Rufous-winged sparrow | Peucaea carpalis Coues, 1873 | MA NA | Coue | 1873 | 13 |
Cinnamon-tailed sparrow | Peucaea sumichrasti (Lawrence, 1871) | MA | Lawr | 1871 | 14 |
Stripe-headed sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda (Bonaparte, 1853) | MA | Bona | 1853 | 15 |
Black-chested sparrow | Peucaea humeralis (Cabanis, 1851) | MA | Caba | 1851 | 16 |
Bridled sparrow | Peucaea mystacalis (Hartlaub, 1852) | MA | Hart | 1852 | 17 |
Botteri's sparrow | Peucaea botterii (Sclater, PL, 1858) | MA NA | Scla | 1858 | 18 |
Cassin's sparrow | Peucaea cassinii (Woodhouse, 1852) | MA NA | Wood | 1852 | 19 |
Bachman's sparrow | Peucaea aestivalis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | NA | Lich | 1823 | 20 |
Grasshopper sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | MA NA | Gmel | 1789 | 21 |
Grassland sparrow | Ammodramus humeralis (Bosc, 1792) | SA | Bosc | 1792 | 22 |
Yellow-browed sparrow | Ammodramus aurifrons (Spix, 1825) | SA | Spix | 1825 | 23 |
Olive sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus (Lawrence, 1851) | MA NA | Lawr | 1851 | 24 |
Green-backed sparrow | Arremonops chloronotus (Salvin, 1861) | MA | Salv | 1861 | 25 |
Black-striped sparrow | Arremonops conirostris (Bonaparte, 1850) | MA SA | Bona | 1850 | 26 |
Tocuyo sparrow | Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912 | SA | Todd | 1912 | 27 |
Five-striped sparrow | Amphispizopsis quinquestriata (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | MA | Scla | 1868 | 28 |
Black-throated sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850) | MA NA | Cass | 1850 | 29 |
Lark sparrow | Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1822) | NA | Say | 1822 | 30 |
Lark bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger, 1885 | NA | Stej | 1885 | 31 |
Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) | MA NA | Bech | 1798 | 32 |
Clay-colored sparrow | Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832) | NA | Swai | 1832 | 33 |
Black-chinned sparrow | Spizella atrogularis (Cabanis, 1851) | MA NA | Caba | 1851 | 34 |
Field sparrow | Spizella pusilla (Wilson, A, 1810) | NA | Wils | 1810 | 35 |
Brewer's sparrow | Spizella breweri Cassin, 1856 | NA | Cass | 1856 | 36 |
Worthen's sparrow | Spizella wortheni Ridgway, 1884 | MA | Ridg | 1884 | 37 |
Sierra Nevada brushfinch | Arremon basilicus (Bangs, 1898) | SA | Bang | 1898 | 38 |
Perija brushfinch | Arremon perijanus (Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940) | SA | Phel | 1940 | 39 |
Costa Rican brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis (Bangs, 1907) | MA | Bang | 1907 | 40 |
Black-headed brushfinch | Arremon atricapillus (Lawrence, 1874) | MA SA | Lawr | 1874 | 41 |
Caracas brushfinch | Arremon phaeopleurus (Sclater, PL, 1856) | SA | Scla | 1856 | 42 |
Paria brushfinch | Arremon phygas (Berlepsch, 1912) | SA | Berl | 1912 | 43 |
Grey-browed brushfinch | Arremon assimilis (Boissonneau, 1840) | SA | Bois | 1840 | 44 |
White-browed brushfinch | Arremon torquatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | SA | Orbi | 1837 | 45 |
Orange-billed sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847 | MA SA | Lafr | 1847 | 46 |
Black-capped sparrow | Arremon abeillei Lesson, RP, 1844 | SA | Less | 1844 | 47 |
Golden-winged sparrow | Arremon schlegeli Bonaparte, 1850 | SA | Bona | 1850 | 48 |
Pectoral sparrow | Arremon taciturnus (Hermann, 1783) | SA | Herm | 1783 | 49 |
Sao Francisco sparrow | Arremon franciscanus Raposo, M, 1997 | SA | Rapo | 1997 | 50 |
Half-collared sparrow | Arremon semitorquatus Swainson, 1838 | SA | Swai | 1838 | 51 |
Moss-backed sparrow | Arremon dorbignii Sclater, PL, 1856 | SA | Scla | 1856 | 52 |
Saffron-billed sparrow | Arremon flavirostris Swainson, 1838 | SA | Swai | 1838 | 53 |
Green-striped brushfinch | Arremon virenticeps (Bonaparte, 1855) | MA | Bona | 1855 | 54 |
Chestnut-capped brushfinch | Arremon brunneinucha (Lafresnaye, 1839) | MA SA | Lafr | 1839 | 55 |
Sooty-faced finch | Arremon crassirostris (Cassin, 1865) | MA | Cass | 1865 | 56 |
Olive finch | Arremon castaneiceps (Sclater, PL, 1860) | SA | Scla | 1860 | 57 |
Sooty fox sparrow | Passerella unalaschcensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | NA | Gmel | 1789 | 58 |
Slate-colored fox sparrow | Passerella schistacea Baird, SF, 1858 | NA | Bair | 1858 | 59 |
Thick-billed fox sparrow | Passerella megarhyncha Baird, SF, 1858 | NA | Bair | 1858 | 60 |
Red fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) | NA | Merr | 1786 | 61 |
American tree sparrow | Spizelloides arborea (Wilson, A, 1810) | NA | Wils | 1810 | 62 |
Volcano junco | Junco vulcani (Boucard, 1878) | MA | Bouc | 1878 | 63 |
Guadalupe junco | Junco insularis Ridgway, 1876 | MA | Ridg | 1876 | 64 |
Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | MA NA | Linn | 1758 | 65 |
Yellow-eyed junco | Junco phaeonotus Wagler, 1831 | MA NA | Wagl | 1831 | 66 |
Baird's junco | Junco bairdi Ridgway, 1883 | MA | Ridg | 1883 | 67 |
Rufous-collared sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis (Müller, PLS, 1776) | MA SA | Müll | 1776 | 68 |
White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forster, JR, 1772) | NA | Fors | 1772 | 69 |
Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | NA | Gmel | 1789 | 70 |
Harris's sparrow | Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall, 1840) | NA | Nutt | 1840 | 71 |
White-throated sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | NA | Gmel | 1789 | 72 |
Sagebrush sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis (Ridgway, 1874) | NA | Ridg | 1874 | 73 |
Bell's sparrow | Artemisiospiza belli (Cassin, 1850) | MA NA | Cass | 1850 | 74 |
Striped sparrow | Oriturus superciliosus (Swainson, 1838) | MA | Swai | 1838 | 75 |
Vesper sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | NA | Gmel | 1789 | 76 |
LeConte's sparrow | Ammospiza leconteii (Audubon, 1844) | NA | Audu | 1844 | 77 |
Seaside sparrow | Ammospiza maritima (Wilson, A, 1811) | NA | Wils | 1811 | 78 |
Nelson's sparrow | Ammospiza nelsoni (Allen, JA, 1875) | NA | Alle | 1875 | 79 |
Saltmarsh sparrow | Ammospiza caudacuta (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | NA | Gmel | 1788 | 80 |
Baird's sparrow | Centronyx bairdii (Audubon, 1844) | NA | Audu | 1844 | 81 |
Henslow's sparrow | Centronyx henslowii (Audubon, 1829) | NA | Audu | 1829 | 82 |
Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | MA NA | Gmel | 1789 | 83 |
Sierra Madre sparrow | Xenospiza baileyi Bangs, 1931 | MA | Bang | 1931 | 84 |
Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia (Wilson, A, 1810) | NA | Wils | 1810 | 85 |
Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, 1834) | NA | Audu | 1834 | 86 |
Swamp sparrow | Melospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790) | NA | Lath | 1790 | 87 |
Large-footed finch | Pezopetes capitalis Cabanis, 1861 | MA | Caba | 1861 | 88 |
Zapata sparrow | Torreornis inexpectata Barbour & Peters, JL, 1927 | NA | Barb | 1927 | 89 |
Rusty-crowned ground sparrow | Melozone kieneri (Bonaparte, 1850) | MA | Bona | 1850 | 90 |
Canyon towhee | Melozone fusca (Swainson, 1827) | MA NA | Swai | 1827 | 91 |
White-throated towhee | Melozone albicollis (Sclater, PL, 1858) | MA | Scla | 1858 | 92 |
Abert's towhee | Melozone aberti (Baird, SF, 1852) | MA NA | Bair | 1852 | 93 |
California towhee | Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) | MA NA | Vigo | 1839 | 94 |
White-eared ground sparrow | Melozone leucotis Cabanis, 1861 | MA | Caba | 1861 | 95 |
Prevost's ground sparrow | Melozone biarcuata (Prévost & des Murs, 1842) | MA | Prév | 1842 | 96 |
Cabanis's ground sparrow | Melozone cabanisi (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | MA | Scla | 1868 | 97 |
Rusty sparrow | Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827) | MA | Swai | 1827 | 98 |
Rufous-crowned sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps (Cassin, 1852) | MA NA | Cass | 1852 | 99 |
Oaxaca sparrow | Aimophila notosticta (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | MA | Scla | 1868 | 100 |
Green-tailed towhee | Pipilo chlorurus (Audubon, 1839) | NA | Audu | 1839 | 101 |
Spotted towhee | Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 | MA NA | Swai | 1827 | 102 |
Eastern towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | NA | Linn | 1758 | 103 |
Bermuda towhee | Pipilo naufragus Olson & Wingate, 2012 | NA | Olso | 2012 | 104 |
Collared towhee | Pipilo ocai (Lawrence, 1865) | MA | Lawr | 1865 | 105 |
Rufous-capped brushfinch | Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831 | MA | Wagl | 1831 | 106 |
White-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | MA SA | Orbi | 1838 | 107 |
Yellow-thighed brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis (Lawrence, 1864) | MA | Lawr | 1864 | 108 |
Yellow-green brushfinch | Atlapetes luteoviridis (Griscom, 1924) | MA | Gris | 1924 | 109 |
Moustached brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840) | SA | Bois | 1840 | 110 |
Merida brushfinch | Atlapetes meridae (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1871) | SA | Scla | 1871 | 111 |
Tepui brushfinch | Atlapetes personatus (Cabanis, 1849) | SA | Caba | 1849 | 112 |
Santa Marta brushfinch | Atlapetes melanocephalus (Salvin & Godman, 1880) | SA | Salv | 1880 | 113 |
Ochre-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes semirufus (Boissonneau, 1840) | SA | Bois | 1840 | 114 |
Yellow-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes flaviceps Chapman, 1912 | SA | Chap | 1912 | 115 |
Dusky-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus Chapman, 1914 | SA | Chap | 1914 | 116 |
White-rimmed brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1878) | SA | Scla | 1878 | 117 |
White-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes albiceps (Taczanowski, 1884) | SA | Tacz | 1884 | 118 |
Rufous-eared brushfinch | Atlapetes rufigenis (Salvin, 1895) | SA | Salv | 1895 | 119 |
Choco brushfinch | Atlapetes crassus Bangs, 1908 | SA | Bang | 1908 | 120 |
Tricolored brushfinch | Atlapetes tricolor (Taczanowski, 1875) | SA | Tacz | 1875 | 121 |
Slaty brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840) | SA | Bois | 1840 | 122 |
Pale-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha (Boissonneau, 1840) | SA | Bois | 1840 | 123 |
Antioquia brushfinch | Atlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007 | SA | Done | 2007 | 124 |
Yellow-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes latinuchus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855) | SA | Bus | 1855 | 125 |
Black-fronted brushfinch | Atlapetes nigrifrons Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940 | SA | Phel | 1940 | 126 |
White-winged brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus (Jardine, 1856) | SA | Jard | 1856 | 127 |
Pale-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidiceps (Sharpe, 1900) | SA | Shar | 1900 | 128 |
Bay-crowned brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi (Taczanowski, 1883) | SA | Tacz | 1883 | 129 |
Rusty-bellied brushfinch | Atlapetes nationi (Sclater, PL, 1881) | SA | Scla | 1881 | 130 |
Apurimac brushfinch | Atlapetes forbesi Morrison, 1947 | SA | Morr | 1947 | 131 |
Black-spectacled brushfinch | Atlapetes melanopsis Valqui & Fjeldså, 2002 | SA | Valq | 2002 | 132 |
Vilcabamba brushfinch | Atlapetes terborghi Remsen, 1993 | SA | Rems | 1993 | 133 |
Cuzco brushfinch | Atlapetes canigenis Chapman, 1919 | SA | Chap | 1919 | 134 |
Grey-eared brushfinch | Atlapetes melanolaemus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879) | SA | Scla | 1879 | 135 |
Bolivian brushfinch | Atlapetes rufinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | SA | Orbi | 1837 | 136 |
Fulvous-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fulviceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | SA | Orbi | 1837 | 137 |
Yellow-striped brushfinch | Atlapetes citrinellus (Cabanis, 1883) | SA | Caba | 1883 | 138 |
Passerellidae genera
editGenus + authority | spp | Br. range |
au | yr | id | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oreothraupis Sclater, PL, 1856 | 1 | SA | Scla | 1856 | 1 | Uncertain relationships of Tanager Finch; included in Cardinalidae and then Thraupidae. Genetic data place it in Passerellidae as sister to Chlorospingus (Barker et al. 2013, 2015; also H&M 4; HBW). Sequence based on Klicka et al. (2014); SACC 633; NACC 2019-B-9. |
Chlorospingus Cabanis, 1851 | 8 | MA SA | Caba | 1851 | 2 | Move Chlorospingus tanagers from Thraupidae to Passerellidae (Klicka et al. 2007; DaCosta et al. 2009; SACC 426). SACC changes English species name of group from Bush Tanager to "Chlorospingus". Change English name this group from Bush Tanager to Chlorospingus (13.2). |
Rhynchospiza Ridgway, 1898 | 3 | SA | Ridg | 1898 | 3 | Separate Tumbes Sparrow and Stripe-capped Sparrow from Aimophila to Rhynchospiza (DaCosta et al. 2009; SACC 456). |
Peucaea Audubon, 1839 | 8 | NA MA | Audu | 1839 | 4 | Separate the following seven species of Aimophila sparrows to Peucaea (DaCosta et al. 2009; NACC 2009-A-12a). |
Ammodramus Swainson, 1827 | 3 | NA MA SA | Swai | 1827 | 5 | Based on phylogenetic studies, six species formerly in Ammodramus are moved to resurrected genera Ammospiza and Centronyx (Klicka et al. 2014; NACC 2019-B-19). |
Arremonops Ridgway, 1896 | 4 | NA MA SA | Ridg | 1896 | 6 | |
Amphispizopsis Wolters, 1980 | 1 | MA | Wolt | 1980 | 7 | Resurrect Amphispizopsis for Five-striped Sparrow as generically distinct from Amphispiza based on genetics, morphology, behavior and vocalizations (Cicero et al. 2020; Groschupf 2020; NACC 2021-C-12; Chesser et al. 2021). |
Amphispiza Coues, 1874 | 1 | NA MA | Coue | 1874 | 8 | |
Chondestes Swainson, 1827 | 1 | NA | Swai | 1827 | 9 | |
Calamospiza Bonaparte, 1838 | 1 | NA | Bona | 1838 | 10 | |
Spizella Bonaparte, 1832 | 6 | NA MA | Bona | 1832 | 11 | |
Arremon Vieillot, 1816 | 20 | MA SA | Viei | 1816 | 12 | Change spellings of Brush Finch to Brushfinch (Ridgely & Tudor 2009; SACC 653). |
Passerella Swainson, 1837 | 4 | NA | Swai | 1837 | 13 | |
Spizelloides Slager & Klicka, 2014 | 1 | NA | Slag | 2014 | 14 | |
Junco Wagler, 1831 | 5 | NA MA | Wagl | 1831 | 15 | |
Zonotrichia Swainson, 1832 | 5 | NA MA SA | Swai | 1832 | 16 | |
Artemisiospiza Klicka & Banks, 2011 | 2 | NA MA | Klic | 2011 | 17 | |
Oriturus Bonaparte, 1850 | 1 | MA | Bona | 1850 | 18 | |
Pooecetes Baird, SF, 1858 | 1 | NA | Bair | 1858 | 19 | |
Ammospiza Oberholser, 1905 | 4 | NA | Ober | 1905 | 20 | Ammospiza is resurrected for four species in a clade which is sister to Pooecetes. Formerly assigned to genetically distant Ammodramus which would otherwise be polyphyletic (Klicka et al. 2014; NACC 2019-B-9). |
Centronyx Baird, SF, 1858 | 2 | NA | Bair | 1858 | 21 | Centronyx is resurrected for two species in a clade which is sister to Passerculus. Formerly assigned to genetically distant Ammodramus which would otherwise be polyphyletic (Klicka et al. 2014; NACC 2019-B-9). |
Passerculus Bonaparte, 1838 | 1 | NA MA | Bona | 1838 | 22 | |
Xenospiza Bangs, 1931 | 1 | MA | Bang | 1931 | 23 | |
Melospiza Baird, SF, 1858 | 3 | NA | Bair | 1858 | 24 | |
Pezopetes Cabanis, 1861 | 1 | MA | Caba | 1861 | 25 | |
Torreornis Barbour & Peters, JL, 1927 | 1 | NA | Barb | 1927 | 26 | |
Melozone Reichenbach, 1850 | 8 | NA MA | Reic | 1850 | 27 | Melozone includes 4 species of towhees (White-throated, Canyon, California, Abert's) transferred from Pipilo (DaCosta et al. 2009; NACC 2009-E-2). |
Aimophila Swainson, 1837 | 3 | NA MA | Swai | 1837 | 28 | |
Pipilo Vieillot, 1816 | 5 | NA MA | Viei | 1816 | 29 | |
Atlapetes Wagler, 1831 | 33 | MA SA | Wagl | 1831 | 30 | Change spelling of Brush Finch to Brushfinch (Ridgely & Tudor 2009; SACC 653). |
References
edit- ^ Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). https://www.worldbirdnames.org
- ^ IOC Ranges