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The genus Spizella is a group of American sparrows in the family Passerellidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPasserellidae
Observations recorded13,054,358

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
46
Family
Emberizidae
Collections
DMNS, CUMV, UNSM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UCMP, USNM
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Canada, Estados Unidos De America

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The genus Spizella is a group of American sparrows in the family Passerellidae.

These birds are fairly small and slim, with short bills, round heads and long wings. They are usually found in semi-open areas, and outside of the nesting season they often forage in small mixed flocks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spizella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.