| Fox sparrow | |
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| Red fox sparrow (P. i. iliaca), Whitby, Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Passerella Swainson, 1837 |
| Species: | P. iliaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786)
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| 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).
- ^ 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.