Rhynchospiza is a genus of American sparrows. It was formerly included in Aimophila, but recent molecular studies show these two to three species to merit their own genus.[2][3][4] All species are distributed in South America.
| Rhynchospiza | |
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| Yungas sparrow (Rhynchospiza dabbenei) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospiza Ridgway, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Haemophila stolzmanni[1] Taczanowski, 1877
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| Species | |
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Rhynchospiza dabbenei | |
Species in taxonomic order
edit| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Tumbes sparrow
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Rhynchospiza stolzmanni (Taczanowski, 1877) |
most of sub-Saharan Africa
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| Yungas sparrow
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Rhynchospiza dabbenei (Hellmayr, 1912) |
most of sub-Saharan Africa
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| Chaco sparrow
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Rhynchospiza strigiceps (Gould, 1839) |
Gran Chaco region from south-central Paraguay into north-central Argentina
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References
edit- ^ "Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ DaCosta, J. M.; Spellman, G. M.; Escalante, P; Klicka, J (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 2014-02-01.206-216&rft.date=2009&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04514.x&rft.aulast=DaCosta&rft.aufirst=J. M.&rft.au=Spellman, G. M.&rft.au=Escalante, P&rft.au=Klicka, J&rft_id=http://128.197.80.10/JAB2009.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Rhynchospiza" class="Z3988">
- ^ Remsen, J. V. (2010). "Resurrect Rhynchospiza for South American "Aimophila"". South American Classification Committee. Accessed 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-01-12.