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Aimophila rufescens discolor

Interesting Facts

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. 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
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Passerimorphae () - Sibley et al., 1988
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Passeres () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
        Superfamily: Passeroidea () -
        Family: Emberizidae ()
        Subfamily: Emberizinae ()
        Tribe: Emberizini ()
        Genus: Aimophila () - Swainson, 1837
        Specific name: rufescens
        Subspecies: discolor
        Scientific name: - Aimophila rufescens discolor

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Aimophila

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 28 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. aestivalis (Bachman's Sparrow Sparrow) · A. aestivalis aestivalis (Bachman's Sparrow Sparrow) · A. botterii (Arizona Summer Finch) · A. botterii arizonae (Botteri's Sparrow) · A. botterii botterii (Arizona Summer Finch) · A. botterii petenica (Botteri's Sparrow) · A. botterii texana (Botteri's Sparrow) · A. carpalis (Bendire's Summer Finch) · A. carpalis carpalis (Rufous-Winged Sparrow) · A. cassinii (Cassin's Summer Finch) · A. humeralis (Black-Chested Sparrow) · A. mystacalis (Bridled Sparrow) · A. notosticta (Oaxaca Sparrow) · A. quinquestriata (Five Striped Sparrow) · A. quinquestriata quinquestriata (Five Striped Sparrow) · A. rufescens (Rusty Sparrow) · A. rufescens rufescens (Rusty Sparrow) · A. ruficauda (Stripe-Headed Sparrow) · A. ruficauda ruficauda (Stripe-Headed Sparrow) · A. ruficeps (Californis Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps canescens (Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps eremoeca (Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps ruficeps (Californis Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. ruficeps rupicola (Rufous-Crowned Sparrow) · A. stolzmanni (Tumbes Sparrow) · A. strigiceps (Stripe-Capped Sparrow) · A. strigiceps strigiceps (Stripe-Capped Sparrow) · A. sumichrasti (Cinnamon-Tailed Sparrow)

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Further Reading

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Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. 13 1938 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1938. url p. 526.
Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 102.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 46.
The birds of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other island Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1901- url .

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1716837
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3990376

Last Revised: 2012-07-28