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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ammospiza is a genus of birds in the family Passerellidae, in the group known as American sparrows.
Ammospiza | |
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Saltmarsh sparrow (A. caudacuta) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Ammospiza Oberholser, 1905 |
Type species | |
Oriolus caudacutus[1] Gmelin, JF, 1788 | |
Species | |
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The genus name combines the Ancient Greek αμμος (ammos) meaning "sand" and σπιζα (spiza) meaning "finch".[2]
The genus contains four species:[3]
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