''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.
[Remsen, J. V. (2010)]
"Resurrect ''Rhynchospiza'' for South American "''Aimophila''""
South American Classification Committee
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its ...
. Accessed 15 October 2012. All species are distributed in
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
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Species in taxonomic order
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Tumbes sparrow, ''Rhynchospiza stolzmanni''
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Yungas sparrow, ''Rhynchospiza dabbenei''
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Chaco sparrow
The Chaco sparrow (''Rhynchospiza strigiceps''), formerly known as the stripe-capped sparrow, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay.
Taxonomy and systematics
The current Chaco sparrow was ori ...
, ''Rhynchospiza strigiceps''
References
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Bird genera
Taxa named by Robert Ridgway