Spizella | |
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Field sparrow Spizella pusilla | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Spizella Bonaparte, 1832 |
Type species | |
Fringilla pusilla[1] A. Wilson, 1810
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Species | |
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The genus Spizella is a group of American sparrows in the family Passerellidae.[2]
These birds are fairly small and slim, with short bills, round heads and long wings. They are usually found in semi-open areas, and outside of the nesting season they often forage in small mixed flocks.[2]