''Aimophila'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from ''aimos''/αιμος "thicket" and ''phila''/φιλα "loving".
Some species that were formerly classified in ''Aimophila'' are now considered to be in the genus ''
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. ...
''.
Species in taxonomic order
References
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Bird genera
American sparrows