Aimophila
| 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 Swainson, 1827 | |
| Species | |
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Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".
Some species that were formerly classified in Aimophila are now considered to be in the genus Peucaea.
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