Rhynchospiza

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.[1][2][3] All species are distributed in South America.

Rhynchospiza
Yungas sparrow (Rhynchospiza dabbenei)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Rhynchospiza
Ridgway, 1898
Species

Rhynchospiza dabbenei
Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
Rhynchospiza strigiceps

Species in taxonomic order

References
  1. 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: 206–216. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04514.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01.
  2. Remsen, J. V. (2010). "Resurrect Rhynchospiza for South American "Aimophila"". South American Classification Committee. Accessed 15 October 2012.
  3. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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