'Buntings' are a group of mainly
European passerine birds of the
family Emberizidae.
They are
seed-eating
birds with stubby, conical bills, and are the
Old World equivalents of the
species known in
North America as
(American) sparrows. (However, these birds are not closely related to the Old World
sparrows which are in the family Passeridae.)
Their habits are similar to those of
finches, with which they sometimes used to be grouped. Some other emberizids are still named "finches". Similarly, there are a few species named "buntings" which are now classed in the
cardinal family, like the
Painted and
Indigo Buntings.
Genera and species in taxonomic order
★ 'Genus ''
Melophus'''
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Crested Bunting, ''Melophus lathami''
★ 'Genus ''
Latoucheornis'''
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Slaty Bunting, ''Latoucheornis siemsseni''
★ 'Genus ''
Emberiza''' - true buntings
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Yellowhammer, ''Emberiza citrinella''
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Pine Bunting, ''Emberiza leucocephalos''
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Cirl Bunting ''Emberiza cirlus''
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Tibetan Bunting, ''Emberiza koslowi''
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Rock Bunting, ''Emberiza cia''
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Godlewski's Bunting, ''Emberiza godlewskii''
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Meadow Bunting, ''Emberiza cioides''
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Rufous-backed Bunting, ''Emberiza jankowskii''
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Grey-hooded Bunting, ''Emberiza buchanani''
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Cinereous Bunting, ''Emberiza cineracea''
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Ortolan Bunting, ''Emberiza hortulana''
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Chestnut-breasted Bunting, ''Emberiza stewarti''
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Cretzschmar's Bunting, ''Emberiza caesia''
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House Bunting, ''Emberiza sahari''
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Striolated Bunting, ''Emberiza striolata''
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Lark-like Bunting, ''Emberiza impetuani''
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Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, ''Emberiza tahapisi''
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Socotra Bunting, ''Emberiza socotrana''
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Cape Bunting, ''Emberiza capensis''
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Ochre-rumped Bunting, ''Emberiza yessoensis''
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Tristram's Bunting, ''Emberiza tristrami''
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Chestnut-eared Bunting, ''Emberiza fucata''
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Little Bunting, ''Emberiza pusilla''
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Yellow-browed Bunting, ''Emberiza chrysophrys''
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Rustic Bunting, ''Emberiza rustica''
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Yellow-throated Bunting, ''Emberiza elegans''
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Yellow-breasted Bunting, ''Emberiza aureola''
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Golden-breasted Bunting, ''Emberiza flaviventris''
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Somali Bunting, ''Emberiza poliopleura''
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Brown-rumped Bunting, ''Emberiza affinis''
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Cabanis' Bunting, ''Emberiza cabanisi''
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Chestnut Bunting, ''Emberiza rutila''
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Black-headed Bunting, ''Emberiza melanocephala''
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Red-headed Bunting, ''Emberiza bruniceps''
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Yellow Bunting, ''Emberiza sulphurata''
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Black-faced Bunting, ''Emberiza spodocephala''
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Grey Bunting, ''Emberiza variabilis''
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Pallas' Reed Bunting, ''Emberiza pallasi''
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Reed Bunting, ''Emberiza schoeniclus''
★ 'Genus ''Miliaria'''
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Corn Bunting, ''Miliaria calandra''
★ 'Genus ''
Plectrophenax''' - arctic buntings
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Snow Bunting, ''Plectrophenax nivalis''
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McKay's Bunting, ''Plectrophenax hyperboreus''
The 'Lark Bunting', ''Calamospiza melanocorys'' is an
American sparrow.
The 'Lapland Bunting', ''Calcarius lapponicus'', is also known as
Lapland Longspur, and is considered under
longspurs.
External links
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Bunting videos on the Internet Bird Collection