Fox sparrow

Fox sparrow
Red fox sparrow (P. i. iliaca), Whitby, Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Passerella
Swainson, 1837
Species:
P. iliaca
Binomial name
Passerella iliaca
(Merrem, 1786)
Breeding ranges of the four fox sparrow groups

The fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) is a large New World sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Passerella, although some authors split the species into four (see below).

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Passerella iliaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103779110A94696453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103779110A94696453.en. Retrieved 8 April 2021.