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Peucaea
''Peucaea'' is a genus of American sparrows. The species in this genus used to be included in the genus '' Aimophila''. Taxonomy and species A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2009 found that the genus '' Aimophila'' was polyphyletic. In the resulting reorganization to create monophyletic genera, eight species were moved from '' Aimophila'' to the resurrected genus ''Peucaea''. ''Peucaea'' had been introduced by the Franco-American ornithologist John James Audubon in 1839. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek ''peukē'' meaning "pine-tree". The type species was designated by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1841 as ''Fringilla bachmani'', a taxon now considered to be a subspecies of Bachman's sparrow with the trinomial name ''Peucaea aestivalis bachmani''. ''Peucaea'' is the sister genus to ''Ammodramus'' within the family Passerellidae. The genus contains the following 8 species: * Rufous-winged sparrow, ''Peucaea carpalis'' * Cinnamon-tailed sparrow, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peucaea
''Peucaea'' is a genus of American sparrows. The species in this genus used to be included in the genus '' Aimophila''. Taxonomy and species A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2009 found that the genus '' Aimophila'' was polyphyletic. In the resulting reorganization to create monophyletic genera, eight species were moved from '' Aimophila'' to the resurrected genus ''Peucaea''. ''Peucaea'' had been introduced by the Franco-American ornithologist John James Audubon in 1839. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek ''peukē'' meaning "pine-tree". The type species was designated by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1841 as ''Fringilla bachmani'', a taxon now considered to be a subspecies of Bachman's sparrow with the trinomial name ''Peucaea aestivalis bachmani''. ''Peucaea'' is the sister genus to ''Ammodramus'' within the family Passerellidae. The genus contains the following 8 species: * Rufous-winged sparrow, ''Peucaea carpalis'' * Cinnamon-tailed sparrow, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botteri's Sparrow
Botteri's sparrow (''Peucaea botterii'') is a medium-sized sparrow. This passerine bird is primarily found in Mexico, with a breeding range that extends into the southeastern tip of the U.S. state of Arizona, and a small non-migratory population in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, which is threatened by loss of habitat. It was not found in Arizona between the 1890s and the mid-20th century due to excessive grazing of livestock; now it is locally common in its Arizona range due to recovery of vegetation. Juvenile birds apparently need dense vegetation to hide in during fledging; the uncommon native sacaton grass ''Sporobolus wrightii'' is preferred, but stands of introduced non-native Lehmann lovegrass ('' Eragrostis lehmanniana'') and Boer lovegrass ( ''E. curvula'' var. ''conferta'') are also successfully utilized, though at lower population densities.Jones, Zach F. & Bock, Carl E. (2005): The Botteri's sparrow and exotic Arizona grasslands: an ecological trap or ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachman's Sparrow
Bachman's sparrow (''Peucaea aestivalis''), also known as the pinewoods sparrow or oakwoods sparrow, is a small American sparrow that is endemic to the southeastern United States. This species was named in honor of Reverend John Bachman. Adults have rufous brown upperparts and crown with gray and black streaking on the nape, back and primaries. The face is gray with a rufous brown eyestripe. It has a buff colored breast and whitish belly. These are mid-sized New World sparrows, measuring and weighing . Their breeding habitat is open pine forests. The domed nest is usually built on the ground near a clump of grass or a bush. Females lay three to five eggs. Bachman's sparrow is primarily a non-migratory resident, but it may retreat from some of the most northerly territories. The species is mainly a granivore, but it will also take some insects. This bird is considered near threatened by the IUCN, with habitat loss one of the major factors often cited in its decline. Habitat d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassin's Sparrow
Cassin's sparrow (''Peucaea cassinii'') is a medium-sized American sparrow, sparrow. This passerine bird's range is from western Nebraska to north-central Mexico. Taxonomy The first Cassin's sparrow was described in 1852 by Samuel Washington Woodhouse, Samuel W. Woodhouse from a specimen collected near San Antonio, Texas, and given its species name in honor of John Cassin, a Philadelphia ornithologist. The species was originally known as ''Zonotrichia cassinii''. It was subsequently and variously assigned to the genus ''Peucaea'' and eventually to ''Aimophila'' around the turn of the century. Much of the confusion seems to have stemmed from a serious lack of knowledge about the anatomy and life history of the species included in the genus. There have been several substantial treatments of the taxonomy of species within the genus ''Aimophila'' and a comparison of the song patterns of ''Aimophila'' sparrows, but they have focused primarily on evaluating the evolutionary developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripe-headed Sparrow
The stripe-headed sparrow (''Peucaea ruficauda'') is an American sparrow which breeds from Pacific coastal south-western Mexico, including the transverse ranges, Cordillera Neovolcanica to Pacific coastal northern Costa Rica. This common bird is found in lowlands up to in altitude in the north of its range, and in Costa Rica. Its habitat is brushy savannah, scrubby second growth and woodland edges, but it avoids the forest interior. The nest, built by the female, is a deep cup of plant material lined with fine grass or horsehair. It is constructed less than above the ground in an isolated spiny scrub. The female lays two to four unmarked pale blue eggs, which she incubates for 12–14 days. The whole group helps in feeding the chicks, and roost together in a tight group at night. The stripe-headed sparrow is a large, long-tailed species, long and weighing up to . The adult has a black head with broad white stripes on the crown and above each eye. The nape is narrowly grey an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-winged Sparrow
The rufous-winged sparrow (''Peucaea carpalis'') is a medium-small, long-tailed New World sparrow with a gray face and rusty crown and supercilium; the rufous lesser coverts of the wing for which it is named are often concealed. Description The back is brown with darker streaks, while the belly is pale gray. The wings and crown are rust-colored. This sparrow has a conical, yellow-based bill and a long brown tail. Distribution and habitat ''Peucaea carpalis'' is a year-round resident from south-central Arizona and Guadalupe Canyon, New Mexico, south to northern Sinaloa, Mexico. The rufous-winged sparrow inhabits desert grasslands with scattered mesquite or cholla. It also occurs in washes with sandy bottoms and vegetated slopes, brushy irrigation ditches, and creeks bordered by broad-leaved trees, mesquite, grasses, and forbs. Diet During the breeding season, adult rufous-winged sparrows feed on a variety of insects, caught on the wing or gleaned off plant surfaces. At other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-chested Sparrow
The black-chested sparrow (''Peucaea humeralis'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland Montane grasslands and shrublands is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The biome includes high elevation grasslands and shrublands around the world. The term "montane" in the name of the biome refers to "high elevation", rather than th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3314670 black-chested sparrow Endemic birds of Mexico black-chested sparrow Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur Balsas dry forests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridled Sparrow
The bridled sparrow (''Peucaea mystacalis'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. The species are brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model us ... coloured. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3314735 bridled sparrow Endemic birds of Mexico bridled sparrow Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur Balsas dry forests Tehuacán Valley matorral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow
The cinnamon-tailed sparrow (''Peucaea sumichrasti'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1587700 cinnamon-tailed sparrow Endemic birds of Mexico Birds of Mexico Near threatened fauna of North America cinnamon-tailed sparrow Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerellidae
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share the name sparrow, New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). New World sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified. Taxonomy The genera now assigned to the family Passerellidae were previously included with the buntings in the family Emberizidae. A phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2015 found that the Passerellidae formed a monophyletic group that had an uncertain relationship to the Emberizidae. Emberizidae was therefore split and the family Passerellidae resurrected. It had originally been introduced, as the subfamily Passerellinae, by the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Sparrows
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share the name sparrow, New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). New World sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified. Taxonomy The genera now assigned to the family Passerellidae were previously included with the buntings in the family Emberizidae. A phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2015 found that the Passerellidae formed a monophyletic group that had an uncertain relationship to the Emberizidae. Emberizidae was therefore split and the family Passerellidae resurrected. It had originally been introduced, as the subfamily Passerellinae, by the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Sparrow
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns. Although they share the name sparrow, New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). New World sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified. Taxonomy The genera now assigned to the family Passerellidae were previously included with the buntings in the family Emberizidae. A phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2015 found that the Passerellidae formed a monophyletic group that had an uncertain relationship to the Emberizidae. Emberizidae was therefore split and the family Passerellidae resurrected. It had originally been introduced, as the subfamily Passerellinae, by the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
