Passerella

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Passerella is a small genus of New World sparrows best known for the fox sparrow, a variably colored songbird found across much of North America.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Passerella canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToGroup songbirds ⓘ
characteristic conical seed-eating bill ⓘ
streaked underparts in many populations ⓘ
variably colored plumage ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName New World sparrows ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distribution North America ⓘ
ecologicalRole insect predator ⓘ
prey for small predators ⓘ
seed predator ⓘ
family Passerellidae ⓘ
foundInBiome boreal forests ⓘ
coastal scrub ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
habitat forest edges ⓘ
riparian areas ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ
thickets ⓘ
hasEnglishVernacularName fox sparrows (for species within genus) ⓘ
higherClassification Passerellidae ⓘ
includesSpecies Passerella iliaca ⓘ
Passerella megarhyncha ⓘ
Passerella schistacea ⓘ
Passerella unalaschcensis ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
migratoryBehavior partially migratory ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
notableFor fox sparrow ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction builds cup-shaped nests ⓘ
lays eggs ⓘ
suborder Passeri ⓘ
superfamily Emberizoidea ⓘ
taxonomicScope New World ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Passerella iliaca ⓘ
vocalizationType song ⓘ

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

Passerellidae → includesTaxon → Passerella ⓘ