Aimophila

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Aimophila is a genus of New World sparrows known for their ground-dwelling habits and occurrence in scrub and grassland habitats of the Americas.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Nearctic
Neotropical
class Aves
commonName New World sparrows
describedInYear 1851
distribution Americas
Central America
Mexico
North America
southwestern United States
ecologicalNiche ground-dwelling bird
family Passerellidae
foragingStratum ground
habitat grassland
scrub
shrubland
hasConservationConcern some species affected by habitat loss
hasFeedingBehavior granivorous
insectivorous
hasMorphologicalTrait conical seed-eating bill
relatively long tail
streaked or patterned plumage in many species
includesSpecies Aimophila humeralis
linked to: Aimophila

Aimophila mystacalis
linked to: Aimophila

Aimophila notosticta
linked to: Aimophila

Aimophila ruficauda
Aimophila ruficeps
Aimophila stolzmanni
linked to: Aimophila

Aimophila sumichrasti
linked to: Aimophila
isPartOf New World sparrow radiation
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly resident
namedBy Jean Cabanis
notableSpecies Aimophila mystacalis ( Oaxaca sparrow complex historically)
Aimophila notosticta ( Oaxaca sparrow)
Aimophila ruficeps (rufous-crowned sparrow)
order Passeriformes
parentTaxon Passerellidae
phylogeneticContext member of Passerellidae clade formerly placed in Emberizidae
phylum Chordata
reproductiveBehavior cup-nest building in low vegetation or on ground
taxonAuthor Jean Cabanis
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Aimophila ruficeps
typicalSubstrateUse ground foraging
low shrubs
vocalizationType songbird vocalizations

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passerellidae includesTaxon Aimophila
Aimophila includesSpecies Aimophila notosticta
linked to: Aimophila
Aimophila includesSpecies Aimophila mystacalis
linked to: Aimophila
Aimophila includesSpecies Aimophila humeralis
linked to: Aimophila
Aimophila includesSpecies Aimophila sumichrasti
linked to: Aimophila
Aimophila includesSpecies Aimophila stolzmanni
linked to: Aimophila