Chipping sparrow, the Glossary
The chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species of New World sparrow, a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: American robin, Aridity, Arthropod, Avena, Bird vocalization, Chenopodium album, Clutch (eggs), Common grackle, Conifer, Fallopia convolvulus, Family (biology), Flight call, Great Plains, Hertz, Johann Matthäus Bechstein, Melilotus, New World sparrow, North America, Ogg, Ornithology, Passerine, Plumage, Red-winged blackbird, Rocky Mountains, Song sparrow, Species, Stellaria media, Subspecies, Supercilium, Taraxacum officinale, Texas.
- Birds described in 1798
- Spizella
- Taxa named by Johann Matthäus Bechstein
American robin
The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. Chipping sparrow and American robin are birds of Canada and birds of North America.
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Aridity
Aridity is the condition of a region that severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.
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Arthropod
Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda.
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Avena
Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family.
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Bird vocalization
Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs.
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Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album is a fast-growing annual plant in the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae.
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Clutch (eggs)
A clutch of eggs is the group of eggs produced by birds, amphibians, or reptiles, often at a single time, particularly those laid in a nest.
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Common grackle
The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a species of large icterid bird found in large numbers through much of North America. Chipping sparrow and common grackle are birds of Canada and birds of North America.
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Conifer
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.
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Fallopia convolvulus
Fallopia convolvulus, the black-bindweed or wild buckwheat, is a fast-growing annual flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae native throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
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Family (biology)
Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.
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Flight call
Flight calls are vocalisations made by birds in flight, often serving to keep flocks together.
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Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flatland in North America.
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.
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Johann Matthäus Bechstein
Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist.
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Melilotus
Melilotus, known as melilot, sweet clover, and kumoniga (from the Cumans),Bulgarian Folk Customs, Mercia MacDermott, pg 27 is a genus in the family Fabaceae (the same family that also includes the Trifolium clovers).
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New World sparrow
New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Ogg
Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.
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Passerine
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.
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Plumage
Plumage is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers.
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Red-winged blackbird
The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North America and much of Central America. Chipping sparrow and red-winged blackbird are birds of North America.
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Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.
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Song sparrow
The song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized New World sparrow. Chipping sparrow and song sparrow are birds of Canada and birds of North America.
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Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
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Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.
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Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.
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Supercilium
The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species.
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Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae (syn. Compositae).
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
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See also
Birds described in 1798
- Black bee-eater
- California quail
- Cape vulture
- Chipping sparrow
- Double-toothed barbet
- European rock pipit
- Green junglefowl
- Jackal buzzard
- Lesser flamingo
- Magpie goose
- Marsh warbler
- Mountain bluebird
- Red-rumped tinkerbird
- Southern emu-wren
Spizella
- Black-chinned sparrow
- Brewer's sparrow
- Chipping sparrow
- Clay-colored sparrow
- Field sparrow
- Spizella
- Timberline sparrow
- Worthen's sparrow
Taxa named by Johann Matthäus Bechstein
- Barnacle goose
- Barred warbler
- Black vulture
- Bucculatrix bechsteinella
- Chipping sparrow
- Cuban macaw
- Curruca
- Fork-tailed drongo
- Great green macaw
- Long-billed curlew
- Marsh sandpiper
- Marsh warbler
- Pipit
- Red-breasted flycatcher
- Saxicola
- Upland sandpiper
- White-backed woodpecker
- White-cheeked honeyeater
- Wood warbler
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipping_sparrow
Also known as Chipping bunting, Spizella passerina, Spizella socialis.