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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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