The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 138 species in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae, distributed among 30 genera in the following sequence.[1] One extinct species, the Bermuda towhee (†), is included. Confusingly, only 68 of the 138 include "sparrow" in their name. Forty-three are called brushfinches and the remaining 27 have a variety of other names. The North American and South American classification committees of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) and the Clements taxonomy recognize fewer species, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognizes more, and all three also use some different common names.[2] [3] [4]
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
| Image | Common name | Binomial name + authority | data-sort-typan"number" | IOC sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanager finch | Oreothraupis arremonops (Sclater, PL, 1855) | 1 | ||
| Yellow-throated bush tanager | Chlorospingus flavigularis (Sclater, PL, 1852) | 2 | ||
| Yellow-whiskered bush tanager | Chlorospingus parvirostris Chapman, 1901 | 3 | ||
| Ashy-throated bush tanager | Chlorospingus canigularis (Lafresnaye, 1848) | 4 | ||
| Sooty-capped bush tanager | Chlorospingus pileatus Salvin, 1865 | 5 | ||
| Common bush tanager | Chlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840) | 6 | ||
| Tacarcuna bush tanager | Chlorospingus tacarcunae Griscom, 1924 | 7 | ||
| Pirre bush tanager | Chlorospingus inornatus (Nelson, 1912) | 8 | ||
| Dusky bush tanager | Chlorospingus semifuscus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873 | 9 | ||
| Tumbes sparrow | Rhynchospiza stolzmanni (Taczanowski, 1877) | 10 | ||
| Yungas sparrow | Rhynchospiza dabbenei (Hellmayr, 1912) | 11 | ||
| Chaco sparrow | Rhynchospiza strigiceps (Gould, 1839) | 12 | ||
| Rufous-winged sparrow | Peucaea carpalis Coues, 1873 | 13 | ||
| Cinnamon-tailed sparrow | Peucaea sumichrasti (Lawrence, 1871) | 14 | ||
| Stripe-headed sparrow | Peucaea ruficauda (Bonaparte, 1853) | 15 | ||
| Black-chested sparrow | Peucaea humeralis (Cabanis, 1851) | 16 | ||
| Bridled sparrow | Peucaea mystacalis (Hartlaub, 1852) | 17 | ||
| Botteri's sparrow | Peucaea botterii (Sclater, PL, 1858) | 18 | ||
| Cassin's sparrow | Peucaea cassinii (Woodhouse, 1852) | 19 | ||
| Bachman's sparrow | Peucaea aestivalis (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | 20 | ||
| Grasshopper sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 21 | ||
| Grassland sparrow | Ammodramus humeralis (Bosc, 1792) | 22 | ||
| Yellow-browed sparrow | Ammodramus aurifrons (Spix, 1825) | 23 | ||
| Olive sparrow | Arremonops rufivirgatus (Lawrence, 1851) | 24 | ||
| Green-backed sparrow | Arremonops chloronotus (Salvin, 1861) | 25 | ||
| Black-striped sparrow | Arremonops conirostris (Bonaparte, 1850) | 26 | ||
| Tocuyo sparrow | Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912 | 27 | ||
| Five-striped sparrow | Amphispizopsis quinquestriata (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | 28 | ||
| Black-throated sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850) | 29 | ||
| Lark sparrow | Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1822) | 30 | ||
| Lark bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger, 1885 | 31 | ||
| Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) | 32 | ||
| Clay-colored sparrow | Spizella pallida (Swainson, 1832) | 33 | ||
| Black-chinned sparrow | Spizella atrogularis (Cabanis, 1851) | 34 | ||
| Field sparrow | Spizella pusilla (Wilson, A, 1810) | 35 | ||
| Brewer's sparrow | Spizella breweri Cassin, 1856 | 36 | ||
| Worthen's sparrow | Spizella wortheni Ridgway, 1884 | 37 | ||
| Sierra Nevada brushfinch | Arremon basilicus (Bangs, 1898) | 38 | ||
| Perija brushfinch | Arremon perijanus (Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940) | 39 | ||
| Costa Rican brushfinch | Arremon costaricensis (Bangs, 1907) | 40 | ||
| Black-headed brushfinch | Arremon atricapillus (Lawrence, 1874) | 41 | ||
| Caracas brushfinch | Arremon phaeopleurus (Sclater, PL, 1856) | 42 | ||
| Paria brushfinch | Arremon phygas (Berlepsch, 1912) | 43 | ||
| Grey-browed brushfinch | Arremon assimilis (Boissonneau, 1840) | 44 | ||
| White-browed brushfinch | Arremon torquatus (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | 45 | ||
| Orange-billed sparrow | Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye, 1847 | 46 | ||
| Black-capped sparrow | Arremon abeillei Lesson, RP, 1844 | 47 | ||
| Golden-winged sparrow | Arremon schlegeli Bonaparte, 1850 | 48 | ||
| Pectoral sparrow | Arremon taciturnus (Hermann, 1783) | 49 | ||
| Sao Francisco sparrow | Arremon franciscanus Raposo, M, 1997 | 50 | ||
| Half-collared sparrow | Arremon semitorquatus Swainson, 1838 | 51 | ||
| Moss-backed sparrow | Arremon dorbignii Sclater, PL, 1856 | 52 | ||
| Saffron-billed sparrow | Arremon flavirostris Swainson, 1838 | 53 | ||
| Green-striped brushfinch | Arremon virenticeps (Bonaparte, 1855) | 54 | ||
| Chestnut-capped brushfinch | Arremon brunneinucha (Lafresnaye, 1839) | 55 | ||
| Sooty-faced finch | Arremon crassirostris (Cassin, 1865) | 56 | ||
| Olive finch | Arremon castaneiceps (Sclater, PL, 1860) | 57 | ||
| Sooty fox sparrow | Passerella unalaschcensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 58 | ||
| Slate-colored fox sparrow | Passerella schistacea Baird, SF, 1858 | 59 | ||
| Thick-billed fox sparrow | Passerella megarhyncha Baird, SF, 1858 | 60 | ||
| Red fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) | 61 | ||
| American tree sparrow | Spizelloides arborea (Wilson, A, 1810) | 62 | ||
| Volcano junco | Junco vulcani (Boucard, 1878) | 63 | ||
| Guadalupe junco | Junco insularis Ridgway, 1876 | 64 | ||
| Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 65 | ||
| Yellow-eyed junco | Junco phaeonotus Wagler, 1831 | 66 | ||
| Baird's junco | Junco bairdi Ridgway, 1883 | 67 | ||
| Rufous-collared sparrow | Zonotrichia capensis (Müller, PLS, 1776) | 68 | ||
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forster, JR, 1772) | 69 | ||
| Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 70 | ||
| Harris's sparrow | Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall, 1840) | 71 | ||
| White-throated sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 72 | ||
| Sagebrush sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis (Ridgway, 1874) | 73 | ||
| Bell's sparrow | Artemisiospiza belli (Cassin, 1850) | 74 | ||
| Striped sparrow | Oriturus superciliosus (Swainson, 1838) | 75 | ||
| Vesper sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 76 | ||
| LeConte's sparrow | Ammospiza leconteii (Audubon, 1844) | 77 | ||
| Seaside sparrow | Ammospiza maritima (Wilson, A, 1811) | 78 | ||
| Nelson's sparrow | Ammospiza nelsoni (Allen, JA, 1875) | 79 | ||
| Saltmarsh sparrow | Ammospiza caudacuta (Gmelin, JF, 1788) | 80 | ||
| Baird's sparrow | Centronyx bairdii (Audubon, 1844) | 81 | ||
| Henslow's sparrow | Centronyx henslowii (Audubon, 1829) | 82 | ||
| Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 83 | ||
| Sierra Madre sparrow | Xenospiza baileyi Bangs, 1931 | 84 | ||
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia (Wilson, A, 1810) | 85 | ||
| Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, 1834) | 86 | ||
| Swamp sparrow | Melospiza georgiana (Latham, 1790) | 87 | ||
| Large-footed finch | Pezopetes capitalis Cabanis, 1861 | 88 | ||
| Zapata sparrow | Torreornis inexpectata Barbour & Peters, JL, 1927 | 89 | ||
| Rusty-crowned ground sparrow | Melozone kieneri (Bonaparte, 1850) | 90 | ||
| Canyon towhee | † Melozone fusca (Swainson, 1827) | 91 | ||
| White-throated towhee | Melozone albicollis (Sclater, PL, 1858) | 92 | ||
| Abert's towhee | Melozone aberti (Baird, SF, 1852) | 93 | ||
| California towhee | Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) | 94 | ||
| White-eared ground sparrow | Melozone leucotis Cabanis, 1861 | 95 | ||
| Prevost's ground sparrow | Melozone biarcuata (Prévost & des Murs, 1842) | 96 | ||
| Cabanis's ground sparrow | Melozone cabanisi (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | 97 | ||
| Rusty sparrow | Aimophila rufescens (Swainson, 1827) | 98 | ||
| Rufous-crowned sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps (Cassin, 1852) | 99 | ||
| Oaxaca sparrow | Aimophila notosticta (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) | 100 | ||
| Green-tailed towhee | Pipilo chlorurus (Audubon, 1839) | 101 | ||
| Spotted towhee | Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 | 102 | ||
| Eastern towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 103 | ||
| Bermuda towhee | Pipilo naufragus Olson & Wingate, 2012 | 104 | ||
| Collared towhee | Pipilo ocai (Lawrence, 1865) | 105 | ||
| Rufous-capped brushfinch | Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831 | 106 | ||
| White-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | 107 | ||
| Yellow-thighed brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis (Lawrence, 1864) | 108 | ||
| Yellow-green brushfinch | Atlapetes luteoviridis (Griscom, 1924) | 109 | ||
| Moustached brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840) | 110 | ||
| Merida brushfinch | Atlapetes meridae (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1871) | 111 | ||
| Tepui brushfinch | Atlapetes personatus (Cabanis, 1849) | 112 | ||
| Santa Marta brushfinch | Atlapetes melanocephalus (Salvin & Godman, 1880) | 113 | ||
| Ochre-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes semirufus (Boissonneau, 1840) | 114 | ||
| Yellow-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes flaviceps Chapman, 1912 | 115 | ||
| Dusky-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus Chapman, 1914 | 116 | ||
| White-rimmed brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1878) | 117 | ||
| White-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes albiceps (Taczanowski, 1884) | 118 | ||
| Rufous-eared brushfinch | Atlapetes rufigenis (Salvin, 1895) | 119 | ||
| Choco brushfinch | Atlapetes crassus Bangs, 1908 | 120 | ||
| Tricolored brushfinch | Atlapetes tricolor (Taczanowski, 1875) | 121 | ||
| Slaty brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840) | 122 | ||
| Pale-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha (Boissonneau, 1840) | 123 | ||
| Antioquia brushfinch | Atlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007 | 124 | ||
| Yellow-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes latinuchus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1855) | 125 | ||
| Black-fronted brushfinch | Atlapetes nigrifrons Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940 | 126 | ||
| White-winged brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus (Jardine, 1856) | 127 | ||
| Pale-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidiceps (Sharpe, 1900) | 128 | ||
| Bay-crowned brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi (Taczanowski, 1883) | 129 | ||
| Rusty-bellied brushfinch | Atlapetes nationi (Sclater, PL, 1881) | 130 | ||
| Apurimac brushfinch | Atlapetes forbesi Morrison, 1947 | 131 | ||
| Black-spectacled brushfinch | Atlapetes melanopsis Valqui & Fjeldså, 2002 | 132 | ||
| Vilcabamba brushfinch | Atlapetes terborghi Remsen, 1993 | 133 | ||
| Cuzco brushfinch | Atlapetes canigenis Chapman, 1919 | 134 | ||
| Grey-eared brushfinch | Atlapetes melanolaemus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879) | 135 | ||
| Bolivian brushfinch | Atlapetes rufinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | 136 | ||
| Fulvous-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fulviceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | 137 | ||
| Yellow-striped brushfinch | Atlapetes citrinellus (Cabanis, 1883) | 138 | ||