Aimophila | |
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Aimophila ruficeps | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: |
Aimophila Swainson, 1837 |
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.