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New World Sparrows - Passerellidae
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae - 11 species in 8 genera depicted (out of 130 species in 31 genera, per iNaturalist 12-29-2019)
As of summer 2017,
many of the New World sparrows were split off into a separate family
leading to lots of ambiguities and contradictions on web sources.
cf - Family: Emberizidae (Old World buntings)
Species on page
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Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
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Golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
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White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
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Harris' sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
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Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
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Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
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Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
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Rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Species on separate pages
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Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
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California towhee (Melozone crissalis or Pipilo crissalis - disputed)
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Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) - see separate page
Rufous-collared sparrow
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Santiago, Chile
2006
Golden-crowned Sparrow (i>Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Royal
White-crowned
Sparrow with bug
gold
White-crowned
Harris
Ornithologic aria
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon 7Dmark2
Song
Song sparrow
Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Savannah sparrow
Rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Rufous-crowned sparrow
Other Passeriformes
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