Species

Passerella iliaca (Fox sparrow)

Passerella iliaca. Photo: (c) Blake Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca) is a large American sparrow. It is the only member of the genus Passerella, although some authors split the species into four (see below).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
        Family: Passerellidae (New world sparrows)
        Genus: Passerella
        Species: Passerella iliaca (Fox sparrow)
        Subspecies: Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis (Aleutian sooty fox sparrow)
        Subspecies: Passerella iliaca brevicauda (Trinity thick-billed fox sparrow)
        Subspecies: Passerella iliaca annectens (Yakutat sooty fox sparrow)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis (Aleutian sooty fox sparrow)

Subspecies: Passerella iliaca brevicauda (Trinity thick-billed fox sparrow)

Subspecies: Passerella iliaca annectens (Yakutat sooty fox sparrow)

Sightings

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Discussion

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