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Buntings and New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
Links: Buntings , New World sparrows, American sparrows

The Emberizidae are a large family of seed-eating passerine birds with a distinctively-shaped bill. There are about 372 species worldwide, 27 in Britain.

Note - common birds have been moved to the top, before rarities.

Bird	Latin	Links	Notes
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Cirl Bunting RSPB
Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra	Corn Bunting RSPB
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Ortolan Bunting
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Reed Bunting RSPB
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Snow Bunting RSPB
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Yellowhammer RSPB
Black-faced Bunting	Emberiza spodocephala	Black-faced Bunting	very rare vagrant
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Black-headed Bunting	rare vagrant
Chestnut-eared Bunting	Emberiza fucata	Chestnut-eared Bunting	very rare vagrant
Cretzschmar's Bunting	Emberiza caesia	Cretzschmar's Bunting	very rare vagrant
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco	very rare vagrant
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting	very rare vagrant
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	Lapland Bunting	rare breeder
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow	very rare vagrant
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Little Bunting	rare vagrant
Pallas' Reed Bunting	Emberiza pallasi	Pallas' Reed Bunting	very rare vagrant
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Pine Bunting	rare vagrant
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Rock Bunting	very rare vagrant
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	very rare vagrant
Rufous-sided Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Rufous-sided Towhee	very rare vagrant
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	Rustic Bunting	rare vagrant
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow	very rare vagrant
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow	very rare vagrant
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	White-crowned Sparrow	very rare vagrant
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow	very rare vagrant
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	Yellow-breasted Bunting	rare vagrant
Yellow-browed Bunting	Emberiza chrysophrys	Yellow-browed Bunting	very rare vagrant

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref: buntings	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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