Ammospiza caudacutus nelsoni

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.

Taxonomy

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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: Ammospiza ()
        Specific name: caudacutus
        Subspecies: nelsoni
        Scientific name: - Ammospiza caudacutus nelsoni

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Ammospiza

There are approximately 19 species in this genus:

A. caudacuta · A. caudacutus · A. caudacutus altera · A. caudacutus caudacutut · A. caudacutus diversa · A. caudacutus nelsoni · A. caudacutus subvirgata · A. leconteii (Sharp-Tailed Sparrow) · A. maritima · A. maritima fisheri · A. maritima juncicola · A. maritima macgillivraii · A. maritima maritima · A. maritima mirabilis · A. maritima nigrescens · A. maritima pelonota · A. maritima peninsulae · A. maritima sennetti · A. nigrescens

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 31, 2006.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 592265
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179354
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13903441
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179354
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 407166