Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827) is a animal in the Passerellidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827)

Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827)

Rusty sparrow (Aimophila rufescens) is a Passerellidae bird found across seven Central American and North American countries, living in three types of subtropical or tropical habitats.

Family
Genus
Aimophila
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827)

The rusty sparrow, with the scientific name Aimophila rufescens, is a species of bird that belongs to the family Passerellidae. It occurs naturally in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Photo: (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Passerellidae Aimophila

More from Passerellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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