Aimophila

Genus of birds

Aimophila

Rufous-crowned sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Aimophila Swainson, 1837
Type species
Pipilo rufescens^[1] Swainson, 1827
Species
See text

Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".^[2]

Some species that were formerly classified in Aimophila are now considered to be in the genus Peucaea.^[3]

Species in taxonomic order

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Aimophila ruficeps	Rufous-crowned sparrow	southwestern United States and Mexico
Aimophila notosticta	Oaxaca sparrow	Mexico
Aimophila rufescens	Rusty sparrow	Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

References

Media related to Aimophila at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Aimophila at Wikispecies

^ "Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Holloway JE (2003). Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-88192-600-0.
^ DaCosta, Jeffrey M.; Spellman, Garth M.; Escalante, Patricia; Klicka, John (1 March 2009). "A molecular systematic revision of two historically problematic songbird clades: Aimophila and Pipilo" (PDF). Journal of Avian Biology. 40 (2): 206–216. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04514.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

Genera of finches, sparrows and tanagers

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Suborder: Passeri
Infraorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Passeroidea

Passeroidea

Estrildidae

Amandavinae	Amadina Amandava Ortygospiza
Erythrurinae	Chloebia Erythrura
Estrildinae	Brunhilda Coccopygia Cryptospiza Delacourella Estrilda Glaucestrilda Mandingoa Nesocharis Nigrita Parmoptila
Lagonostictinae	Clytospiza Euschistospiza Granatina Hypargos Lagonosticta Pyrenestes Pytilia Spermophaga Uraeginthus
Lonchurinae	Euodice Lepidopygia Lonchura Mayrimunia Padda Spermestes
Poephilinae	Aidemosyne Bathilda Emblema Heteromunia Neochmia Oreostruthus Poephila Stagonopleura Stizoptera Taeniopygia

Passeridae

Ploceidae

Prunellidae

Prunella

Urocynchramidae

Urocynchramus

Viduidae

Anomalospiza
Vidua

Nine-primaried oscines

- See below ↓

Nine-primaried oscines

Fringillidae

Carduelinae	Acanthis Agraphospiza †Aidemedia †Akialoa Bucanetes Callacanthis Carduelis Carpodacus †Chloridops Chloris Chlorodrepanis Chrysocorythus †Ciridops Coccothraustes Crithagra Drepanis †Dysmorodrepanis Eophona Haemorhous Hemignathus Hesperiphona Himatione Leucosticte Linaria Linurgus Loxia Loxioides Loxops Magumma †Melamprosops Mycerobas Oreomystis †Orthiospiza Palmeria Paroreomyza Pinicola Procarduelis Pseudonestor †Psittirostra Pyrrhula Pyrrhoplectes †Rhodacanthis Rhodopechys Rhodospiza Rhynchostruthus Serinus Spinus Telespiza †Vangulifer †Viridonia †Xestospiza
Euphoniinae	Chlorophonia Euphonia
Fringillinae	Fringilla

Motacillidae

Peucedramidae

Peucedramus

Emberizoidea

- See below ↓

Emberizoidea

Calcariidae	Calcarius Plectrophenax Rhynchophanes
Calyptophilidae	Calyptophilus
Cardinalidae	Amaurospiza Cardinalis Caryothraustes Chlorothraupis Cyanocompsa Cyanoloxia Granatellus Habia Passerina Periporphyrus Pheucticus Piranga Spiza
Emberizidae	Emberiza
Icteridae	See below ↓
Icteriidae	Icteria
Mitrospingidae	Lamprospiza Mitrospingus Orthogonys
Nesospingidae	Nesospingus
Parulidae	Basileuterus Cardellina Catharopeza Geothlypis Helmitheros Leucopeza Leiothlypis Limnothlypis Mniotilta Myioborus Myiothlypis Oporornis Oreothlypis Parkesia Protonotaria Seiurus Setophaga Vermivora
Passerellidae	Aimophila Ammodramus Ammospiza Amphispiza Amphispizopsis Arremon Arremonops Artemisiospiza Atlapetes Calamospiza Centronyx Chlorospingus Chondestes Junco Melospiza Melozone Oreothraupis Oriturus Passerculus Passerella †Pedinorhis Peucaea Pezopetes Pipilo Pooecetes Rhynchospiza Spizella Spizelloides Torreornis Xenospiza Zonotrichia
Phaenicophilidae	Microligea Phaenicophilus Xenoligea
Rhodinocichlidae	Rhodinocichla
Spindalidae	Spindalis
Teretistridae	Teretistris
Thraupidae	See below ↓

Icteridae

incertae sedis	†Cremaster †Pandanaris †Pyelorhamphus
Agelaiinae	Agelaioides Agelaius Agelasticus Amblyramphus Anumara Chrysomus Curaeus Dives Euphagus Gnorimopsar Gymnomystax Hypopyrrhus Lampropsar Macroagelaius Molothrus Nesopsar Oreopsar Pseudoleistes Ptiloxena Quiscalus Xanthopsar
Amblycercinae	Amblycercus
Cassicinae	Cacicus Cassiculus Psarocolius
Dolichonychinae	Dolichonyx
Icterinae	Icterus
Sturnellinae	Leistes Sturnella
Xanthocephalinae	Xanthocephalus

Thraupidae

Catamblyrhynchinae	Catamblyrhynchus
Charitospizinae	Charitospiza Parkerthraustes
Coerebinae	Asemospiza Camarhynchus Certhidea Coereba Euneornis Geospiza Loxigilla Loxipasser Melanospiza Melopyrrha Phonipara Pinaroloxias Platyspiza Tiaris
Dacninae	Cyanerpes Dacnis Tersina
Diglossinae	Acanthidops Catamenia Conirostrum Diglossa Geospizopsis Haplospiza Idiopsar Melanodera Nesospiza Phrygilus Rowettia Sicalis Xenodacnis
Emberizoidinae	Coryphaspiza Emberizoides Embernagra
Hemithraupinae	Chrysothlypis Chlorophanes Hemithraupis Heterospingus Iridophanes
Nemosiinae	Compsothraupis Cyanicterus Nemosia Sericossypha
Orchesticinae	Orchesticus
Poospizinae	Castanozoster Cnemoscopus Cypsnagra Donacospiza Kleinothraupis Microspingus Nephelornis Piezorina Poospiza Poospizopsis Pseudospingus Sphenopsis Thlypopsis Urothraupis Xenospingus
Porphyrospizinae	Incaspiza Rhopospina
Saltatorinae	Saltator Saltatricula
Sporophilinae	Sporophila
Tachyphoninae	Conothraupis Coryphospingus Creurgops Eucometis Heliothraupis Lanio Loriotus Ramphocelus Rhodospingus Tachyphonus Trichothraupis Volatinia
Thraupinae	Anisognathus Bangsia Buthraupis Calochaetes Chalcothraupis Chlorochrysa Chlorornis Cissopis Cnemathraupis Diuca Dubusia Iridosornis Ixothraupis Lophospingus Neothraupis Paroaria Pipraeidea Poecilostreptus Pseudosaltator Rauenia Schistochlamys Sporathraupis Stephanophorus Stilpnia Tangara Tephrophilus Thraupis Wetmorethraupis

Taxon identifiers
Aimophila	Wikidata: Q553031 Wikispecies: Aimophila BOLD: 4673 CoL: R6L EoL: 45511230 GBIF: 2491916 iNaturalist: 9951 IRMNG: 1360895 ITIS: 179374 NBN: NHMSYS0020929965 NCBI: 194933 Open Tree of Life: 961470