ITIS Standard Report Page: Emberizidae

Emberizidae
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178838

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	Emberizid Finches [English]
		American Sparrows [English]
		Towhees [English]
		Buntings [English]
		New World Sparrows [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2015

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Passeriformes – Perching Birds, passereaux
	Family	Emberizidae – Emberizid Finches, American Sparrows, Towhees, Buntings, New World Sparrows
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Aimophila Swainson, 1837 – Aimophila Sparrows
	Genus	Ammodramus Swainson, 1827 – Grassland Sparrows
	Genus	Amphispiza Coues, 1874 – Desert Sparrows
	Genus	Arremon Vieillot, 1816
	Genus	Arremonops Ridgway, 1896 – Olive Sparrows
	Genus	Artemisiospiza Klicka & Banks, 2011
	Genus	Atlapetes Wagler, 1831
	Genus	Calamospiza Bonaparte, 1838 – Lark Buntings
	Genus	Chlorospingus Cabanis, 1851
	Genus	Chondestes Swainson, 1827 – Lark Sparrows
	Genus	Emberiza Linnaeus, 1758 – Eurasian Buntings
	Genus	Gubernatrix Lesson, 1837
	Genus	Junco Wagler, 1831 – Juncos
	Genus	Melospiza S. F. Baird, 1858 – Song Sparrows
	Genus	Melozone Reichenbach, 1850
	Genus	Oriturus Bonaparte, 1850
	Genus	Passerculus Bonaparte, 1838 – Savannah Sparrows
	Genus	Passerella Swainson, 1837 – Fox Sparrows
	Genus	Peucaea Audubon, 1839
	Genus	Pezopetes Cabanis, 1861
	Genus	Pipilo Vieillot, 1816 – Towhees
	Genus	Pooecetes S. F. Baird, 1858 – Vesper Sparrows
	Genus	Porphyrospiza P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873
	Genus	Pselliophorus Ridgway, 1898
	Genus	Rhynchospiza Ridgway, 1898
	Genus	Spizella Bonaparte, 1832 – Chipping Sparrows
	Genus	Spizelloides Klicka & Banks, 2014
	Genus	Torreornis Barbour & J. L. Peters, 1927
	Genus	Xenospiza Bangs, 1931
	Genus	Zonotrichia Swainson, 1832 – Crowned Sparrows

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Richard C. Banks
	Notes:	Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
	Reference for:	Emberizidae

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	IOC World Bird List (v 5.3), website (version 5.3)
	Acquired:	2015
	Notes:	Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2015. IOC World Bird List (v 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 04 September, 2015]
	Reference for:	Emberizidae

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Emberizidae

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2015.02.01, website (version 01-Feb-15)
	Acquired:	2015
	Notes:	'Zoonomen Nomenclatural data' maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Emberizidae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Resource Publication, no. 166
	Page(s):	79
	Publisher:	United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
	Publication Place:	Washington, D.C., USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Emberizidae, Emberizid Finches [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd Edition
	Page(s):	1039
	Publisher:	Princeton University Press
	Publication Place:	Princeton, New Jersey, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-691-11701-2
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Emberizidae, American Sparrows [English], Buntings [English]

Geographic Information


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