Description
Family Fringillidae
A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 206 meters (0 to 676 feet).Mean = 117.620 meters (385.892 feet), Standard Deviation = 78.750 based on 8 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Perching Birds
- Suborder:
Passeri
()
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
- Family:
Fringillidae
()
- Buntings, Finches
- Subfamily:
Emberizinae
()
- Tribe:
Emberizini
()
- Genus:
Aimophila
()
- (Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Specific name:
aestivalis
- Subspecies:
bachmani
- Scientific name: - Aimophila aestivalis bachmani
- Subspecies:
bachmani
- Specific name:
aestivalis
- Genus:
Aimophila
(
- Tribe:
Emberizini
(
- Subfamily:
Emberizinae
(
- Family:
Fringillidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeri
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aimophila
There are approximately 59 species in this genus:
A. acuminata · A. aestivalis (Bachman's Sparrow Sparrow) · A. aestivalis aestivalis (Bachman's Sparrow Sparrow) · A. aestivalis bachmani · A. aestivalis illinoensis · A. botteri · A. botterii (Arizona Summer Finch) · A. botterii arizonae (Botteri's Sparrow) · A. botterii botterii (Arizona Summer Finch) · A. botterii goldmani · A. botterii petenica (Botteri's Sparrow) · A. botterii texana (Texas Botteri's Sparrow) · A. botterii vulcanica · A. carapalis carapalis · A. carpalis (Bendire's Summer Finch) · A. carpalis carpalis (Bendire's Summer Finch) · A. carpalis cohaerens · A. cassinii (Cassin's Summer Finch) · A. humeralis (Black-Chested Sparrow) · A. mystacalis (Bridled Sparrow) · A. notosticta (Oaxaca Sparrow) · A. petenica · A. quinquestriata (Five-Striped Sparrow) · A. quinquestriata quinquestriata (Five-Striped Sparrow) · A. quinquestriata septentrionalis · A. rufescens (Rusty Sparrow) · A. rufescens antonensis · A. rufescens discolor · A. rufescens hypaethrus · A. rufescens mcleodii · A. rufescens meleodii · A. rufescens pectoralis · A. rufescens pyrgitoides · A. rufescens rufescens (Rusty Sparrow) · A. ruficauda (Stripe-Headed Sparrow) · A. ruficauda acuminata · A. ruficauda connectens · A. ruficauda lawrencii · A. ruficauda ruficauda (Stripe-Headed Sparrow) · A. ruficeps (Californis Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps australis · A. ruficeps boucardi · A. ruficeps canescens (Southern California Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps eremoeca (Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps fusca · A. ruficeps obscura · A. ruficeps ruficeps (Californis Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps rupicola (Yuma Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps sanctorum · A. ruficeps scotti · A. ruficeps scottii · A. ruficeps simulans · A. ruficeps sororia · A. ruficeps x · A. stolzmanni · A. strigiceps (Stripe-Capped Sparrow) · A. strigiceps dabbenei · A. strigiceps strigiceps (Stripe-Capped Sparrow) · A. sumichrasti (Cinnamon-Tailed Sparrow)
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Further Reading
- A bibliography of birds: with special reference to anatomy, behavior, biochemistry --. by Reuben Myron Strong Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1946 UND url p. 463, p. 8.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 646.
- Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. ENG url p. 343.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 592280
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179387
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13902915
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179387
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 407177
