American sparrow

American sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming part of the family Emberizidae. American sparrows are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.

Although they share the name sparrow, American sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings (which are also in the family Emberizidae) than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). American sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.

Chlorospingini
'Genus Chlorospingus''
 * Ashy-throated Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus canigularis
 * Yellow-green Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus flavovirens
 * Yellow-whiskered Bush-tanager/Short-billed Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus parvirostris
 * Yellow-throated Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus flavigularis
 * Sooty-capped Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus pileatus
 * Wetmore's Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus wetmorei
 * White-fronted Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus albifrons
 * Brown-headed Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus ophthalmicus
 * Dwight's Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus dwighti
 * Dusky-headed Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus postocularis
 * Dotted Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus punctulatus
 * Common Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus venezuelanus
 * Buff-breasted Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus cinereocephalus
 * Tacarcuna Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus tacarcunae
 * Pirre Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus inornatus
 * Yellow-breasted Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus flavopectus
 * Dusky Bush-tanager, Chlorospingus semifuscus

Ammodramini

 * Genus Rhynchospiza
 * Tumbes Sparrow, Rhynchospiza stolzmanni
 * Stripe-capped Sparrow, Rhynchospiza strigiceps


 * Genus Ammodramus
 * Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
 * Grassland Sparrow, Ammodramus humeralis


 * Genus Arremonops
 * Black-striped Sparrow, Arremonops conirostris
 * Green-backed Sparrow, Arremonops chloronotus
 * Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
 * Tocuyo Sparrow, Arremonops tocuyensis


 * Genus Peucaea
 * Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow, Peucaea sumichrasti
 * Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
 * Botteri's Sparrow, Peucaea botterii
 * Cassin's Sparrow, Peucaea cassinii
 * Bachman's Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
 * Stripe-headed Sparrow, Peucaea ruficauda
 * Black-chested Sparrow, Peucaea humeralis
 * Bridled Sparrow, Peucaea mystacalis

Spizellini

 * Genus Chondestes
 * Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus


 * Genus Calamospiza
 * Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys


 * Genus Torreornis
 * Zapata Sparrow, Torreornis inexpectata


 * Genus Spizella
 * Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
 * Clay-coloured Sparrow, Spizella pallida
 * Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
 * Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
 * Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri
 * Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni

To be sorted

 * American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea
 * Timberline Sparrow, Spizella breweri taverneri


 * Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
 * Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus nigrescens (extinct, 1987)
 * Nelson's Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
 * Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus
 * Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii
 * Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii
 * Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii
 * Yellow-browed Sparrow, Ammodramus aurifrons

Genus Arremon
 * Orange-billed Sparrow, Arremon aurantiirostris
 * Pectoral Sparrow, Arremon taciturnus
 * São Francisco Sparrow, Arremon franciscanus
 * Half-collared Sparrow, Arremon semitorquatus
 * Golden-winged Sparrow, Arremon schlegeli
 * Black-capped Sparrow, Arremon abeillei
 * Saffron-billed Sparrow, Arremon flavirostris

Genus Melozone
 * Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow, Melozone kieneri
 * Prevost's Ground-Sparrow, Melozone biarcuatum
 * White-eared Ground-Sparrow, Melozone leucotis

Genus Pipilo
 * Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
 * Collared Towhee, Pipilo ocai
 * Rufous-sided Towhees:
 * Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
 * Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
 * Olive-backed Towhee, Pipilo maculatus macronyx
 * Socorro Towhee, Pipilo socorroensis
 * Brown Towhees:
 * California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis
 * Canyon Towhee, Pipilo fuscus
 * Abert's Towhee, Pipilo aberti
 * White-throated Towhee, Pipilo albicollis

Genus Aimophila
 * Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps
 * Five-striped Sparrow, Aimophila quinquestriata
 * Oaxaca Sparrow, Aimophila notosticta
 * Rusty Sparrow, Aimophila rufescens

Genus Oriturus
 * Striped Sparrow, Oriturus superciliosus

Genus Pooecetes
 * Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus

Genus Amphispiza
 * Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
 * Sage Sparrow, Amphispiza belli

Genus Passerculus
 * Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
 * Ipswich Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis princeps
 * Large-billed Sparrow, Passerculus rostratus

Genus Passerella
 * Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca
 * Red Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) iliaca
 * Sooty Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) unalaschcensis
 * Slate-colored Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) schistacea
 * Thick-billed Fox Sparrow, Passerella (iliaca) megarhyncha

Genus Xenospiza
 * Sierra Madre Sparrow, Xenospiza baileyi

Genus Melospiza
 * Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
 * Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
 * Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana

Genus Zonotrichia
 * White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
 * White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
 * Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
 * Rufous-collared Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis
 * Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula

Genus Junco
 * Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
 * White-winged Junco, Junco (hyemalis) aikeni
 * Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus
 * Guadalupe Junco, Junco insularis
 * Volcano Junco, Junco vulcani