Aimophila Explained

Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows. The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/αιμος "thicket" and phila/φιλα "loving".^[1]

Some species that were formerly classified in Aimophila are now considered to be in the genus Peucaea.^[2]

Species in taxonomic order

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Aimophila ruficeps		southwestern United States and Mexico
	Aimophila notosticta		Mexico
	Aimophila rufescens		Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names . Holloway JE. 2003 . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 0-88192-600-0 . 17.
2. DaCosta. Jeffrey M.. Spellman, Garth M.. Escalante, Patricia. Klicka, John. A molecular systematic revision of two historically problematic songbird clades: Aimophila and Pipilo. Journal of Avian Biology. 1 March 2009. 40. 2. 206–216. 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04514.x. 15 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201173314/http://128.197.80.10/JAB2009.pdf. 2014-02-01. dead.