Aimophila

E508665

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)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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