''Passerculus'' is a genus of birds that belongs to the
New World sparrow family Passerellidae. While formerly considered to include just the
Savannah sparrow
The Savannah sparrow (''Passerculus sandwichensis'') is a small New World sparrow. It was the only member of the genus '' Passerculus'' and is typically the only widely accepted member. Comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequ ...
(''P. sandwichensis''), recent studies by
Birdlife International
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indicate 3 Savannah sparrow subspecies should promoted to separated species, as result, that there 4 species in the genus.
Species found in this genus include:
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Savannah sparrow
The Savannah sparrow (''Passerculus sandwichensis'') is a small New World sparrow. It was the only member of the genus '' Passerculus'' and is typically the only widely accepted member. Comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequ ...
, ''Passerculus sandwichensis''
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Large-billed sparrow, ''Passerculus rostratus''
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Belding's sparrow, ''Passerculus guttatus''
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San Benito sparrow, ''Passerculus sanctorum''
References
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Passerellidae
Bird genera
American sparrows
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte