Spizella Bonaparte 1832 (old world bunting)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Emberizidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 289528
Parent taxon: Passerellidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ammodramus, Amphispiza, Calamospiza, Chondestes, Junco, Melospiza, Melozone, Passerculus, Passerella, Pipilo, Pooecetes, Zonotrichia
Subtaxa: Spizella breweri, Spizella passerina, Spizella pusilla
Ecology: volant granivore