Aves - Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Synonym: Brachyspiza Ridgway 1898
Parent taxon: Passerellidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Emslie 1998, Guthrie 1992, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Tambussi et al. 2023, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Ammodramus, Amphispiza, Calamospiza, Chondestes, Junco, Melospiza, Melozone, Passerculus, Passerella, Pipilo, Pooecetes, Spizella
Subtaxa: Zonotrichia albicollis Zonotrichia atricapilla Zonotrichia capensis Zonotrichia leucophrys Zonotrichia robusta
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (1), United States (13: California, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 15 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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