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
- 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:
Amphispiza
()
- (Cassin, 1850)
- Specific name:
bilineata
- Subspecies:
bangsi
- Scientific name: - Amphispiza bilineata bangsi
- Subspecies:
bangsi
- Specific name:
bilineata
- Genus:
Amphispiza
(
- 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 Amphispiza
There are approximately 22 species in this genus:
A. belli (Santa Catarina Sparrow) · A. bellii · A. belli belli (Santa Catarina Sparrow) · A. belli canescens · A. belli cinerea · A. belli clementeae (San Clemente Sage Sparrow) · A. belli nevadensis · A. belli ssp · A. bilineata (Desert Black-Throated Sparrow) · A. bilineata bangsi · A. bilineata belvederei · A. bilineata bilineata (Desert Black-Throated Sparrow) · A. bilineata cana · A. bilineata carmenae · A. bilineata deserticola · A. bilineata grisea · A. bilineata opuntia · A. bilineata pacifica · A. bilineata tortugae · A. binileata · A. nevadensis · A. quinquestriata (Five-Striped Sparrow)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 384.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1938. ENG url p. 540.
- Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. ENG url p. 344, p. 398.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 592287
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179399
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13890291
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179399
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 407184
