Emberizidae

Taxon order Passeriformes
Taxon family Emberizidae
Common group Buntings, American sparrows & allies

List of taxonomic families


Species


Scientific Name Common Name Recordings Photos
Acanthidops bairdii Peg-billed Finch 7 1
Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila botterii Botteri's Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila carpalis Rufous-winged Sparrow 1 0
Aimophila cassinii Cassin's Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila humeralis Black-chested Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila mystacalis Bridled Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila notosticta Oaxaca Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila petenica 0 0
Aimophila quinquestriata Five-striped Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila rufescens Rusty Sparrow 1 0
Aimophila ruficauda Stripe-headed Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 0
Aimophila stolzmanni Tumbes Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila strigiceps Stripe-capped Sparrow 0 0
Aimophila sumichrasti Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow 0 0
Amaurospiza carrizalensis Carrizal Seedeater 0 0
Amaurospiza concolor Blue Seedeater 0 0
Amaurospiza moesta Blackish-blue Seedeater 0 0
Amaurospiza relicta 0 0
Ammodramus aurifrons Yellow-browed Sparrow 0 0
Ammodramus bairdii Baird's Sparrow 5 0
Ammodramus beldingi 0 0
Ammodramus caudacutus Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 0 0
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow 2 0
Ammodramus humeralis Grassland Sparrow 4 0
Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow 0 0
Ammodramus maritimus Seaside Sparrow 0 0
Ammodramus nelsoni Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow 0 0
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow 3 0
Amphispiza belli Sage Sparrow 0 0
Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated Sparrow 1 0
Arremon abeillei Black-capped Sparrow 1 0
Arremon assimilis Gray-browed Brush-finch 2 0
Arremon atricapillus Black-headed Brush-finch 3 0
Arremon aurantiirostris Orange-billed Sparrow 4 0
Arremon basilicus Sierra Nevada Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon brunneinucha Chestnut-capped Brush-finch 6 0
Arremon castaneiceps Olive Finch 2 0
Arremon costaricensis Costa Rican Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon crassirostris Sooty-faced Finch 4 0
Arremon flavirostris Saffron-billed Sparrow 0 0
Arremon franciscanus Sao Francisco Sparrow 0 0
Arremon perijanus Phelps's Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon phaeopleurus Caracas Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon phygas Paria Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon schlegeli Golden-winged Sparrow 0 0
Arremon semitorquatus Half-collared Sparrow 0 0
Arremon taciturnus Pectoral Sparrow 0 0
Arremon torquatus Stripe-headed Brush-finch 0 0
Arremon virenticeps Green-striped Brush-finch 0 0
Arremonops chloronotus Green-backed Sparrow 0 0
Arremonops conirostris Black-striped Sparrow 4 0
Arremonops rufivirgatus Olive Sparrow 0 0
Arremonops tocuyensis Tocuyo Sparrow 0 0
Atlapetes albiceps White-headed Brush-finch 1 0
Atlapetes albinucha White-naped Brush-finch 3 0
Atlapetes albofrenatus Moustached Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes atricapillus 0 0
Atlapetes canigenis Grey Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes citrinellus Yellow-striped Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes flaviceps Yellow-headed Brush-finch 2 0
Atlapetes forbesi Apurimac Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes fulviceps Fulvous-headed Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus Dusky-headed Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes gutturalis 0 0
Atlapetes latinuchus Yellow-breasted Brush-finch 1 0
Atlapetes leucopis White-rimmed Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes leucopterus White-winged Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes melanocephalus Santa Marta Brush-finch 1 0
Atlapetes melanolaemus Black-faced Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes melanopsis Black-spectacled Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes nationi Rusty-bellied Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes pallidiceps Pale-headed Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes pallidinucha Pale-naped Brush-finch 3 0
Atlapetes paynteri 0 0
Atlapetes personatus Tepui Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes pileatus Rufous-capped Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes rufigenis Rufous-eared Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes rufinucha Rufous-naped Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes schistaceus Slaty Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes seebohmi Bay-crowned Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes semirufus Ochre-breasted Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes terborghi Vilcabamba Brush-finch 0 0
Atlapetes torquatus 0 0
Atlapetes tricolor Tricoloured Brush-finch 1 0
Calamospiza melanocorys Lark Bunting 6 0
Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur 7 0
Calcarius mccownii McCown's Longspur 4 0
Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur 2 0
Calcarius pictus Smith's Longspur 2 0
Camarhynchus heliobates Mangrove Finch 0 0
Camarhynchus pallidus Woodpecker Finch 0 0
Camarhynchus parvulus Small Tree-finch 0 0
Camarhynchus pauper Medium Tree-finch 0 0
Camarhynchus psittacula Large Tree-finch 0 0
Carpodacus formosanus Taiwan Rosefinch 3 0
Catamenia analis Band-tailed Seedeater 6 0
Catamenia homochroa Paramo Seedeater 0 0
Catamenia inornata Plain-coloured Seedeater 3 0
Catamenia oreophila 0 0
Certhidea olivacea Warbler Finch 0 0
Charitospiza eucosma Coal-crested Finch 0 0
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow 5 0
Coryphaspiza melanotis Black-masked Finch 1 0
Coryphospingus cucullatus Red-crested Finch 0 0
Coryphospingus pileatus Pileated Finch 0 0
Diuca diuca Common Diuca-finch 0 0
Diuca speculifera White-winged Diuca-finch 1 0
Dolospingus fringilloides White-naped Seedeater 1 0
Donacospiza albifrons Long-tailed Reed-finch 1 0
Emberiza affinis Brown-rumped Bunting 0 0
Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting 2 0
Emberiza bruniceps Red-headed Bunting 2 0
Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting 4 0
Emberiza cabanisi Cabanis's Bunting 0 0
Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting 2 0
Emberiza capensis Cape Bunting 5 0
Emberiza chrysophrys Yellow-browed Bunting 0 0
Emberiza cia Rock Bunting 5 0
Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting 0 0
Emberiza cioides Meadow Bunting 1 0
Emberiza cirlus Cirl Bunting 4 0
Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer 15 0
Emberiza elegans Yellow-throated Bunting 1 0
Emberiza flaviventris African Golden-breasted Bunting 4 0
Emberiza fucata Chestnut-eared Bunting 6 0
Emberiza godlewskii Godlewski's Bunting 4 0
Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting 0 0
Emberiza impetuani Lark-like Bunting 0 0
Emberiza jankowskii Rufous-backed Bunting 0 0
Emberiza koslowi Tibetan Bunting 2 0
Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting 5 0
Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting 5 0
Emberiza pallasi Pallas's Bunting 0 0
Emberiza poliopleura Somali Golden-breasted Bunting 1 0
Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting 2 0
Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting 0 0
Emberiza rutila Chestnut Bunting 0 0
Emberiza sahari 0 0
Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting 14 0
Emberiza socotrana Socotra Bunting 0 0
Emberiza spodocephala Black-faced Bunting 10 0
Emberiza stewarti Chestnut-breasted Bunting 0 0
Emberiza striolata House Bunting 3 0
Emberiza sulphurata Yellow Bunting 0 0
Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 3 0
Emberiza tristrami Tristram's Bunting 1 0
Emberiza variabilis Grey Bunting 0 0
Emberiza yessoensis Ochre-rumped Bunting 4 0
Emberizoides duidae Duida Grass-finch 0 0
Emberizoides herbicola Wedge-tailed Grass-finch 1 0
Emberizoides ypiranganus Grey-cheeked Grass-finch 3 0
Embernagra longicauda Pale-throated Pampa-finch 0 0
Embernagra platensis Great Pampa-finch 9 0
Euneornis campestris Orangequit 0 0
Geospiza conirostris Large Cactus-finch 0 0
Geospiza difficilis Sharp-beaked Ground-finch 0 0
Geospiza fortis Medium Ground-finch 0 0
Geospiza fuliginosa Small Ground-finch 0 0
Geospiza magnirostris Large Ground-finch 0 0
Geospiza scandens Common Cactus-finch 0 0
Gubernatrix cristata Yellow Cardinal 0 0
Haplospiza rustica Slaty Finch 0 0
Haplospiza unicolor Uniform Finch 0 0
Idiopsar brachyurus Short-tailed Finch 1 0
Incaspiza laeta Buff-bridled Inca-finch 0 0
Incaspiza ortizi Grey-winged Inca-finch 0 0
Incaspiza personata Rufous-backed Inca-finch 0 0
Incaspiza pulchra Great Inca-finch 0 0
Incaspiza watkinsi Little Inca-finch 0 0
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco 17 0
Junco insularis 0 0
Junco phaeonotus Yellow-eyed Junco 1 0
Junco vulcani Volcano Junco 3 0
Latoucheornis siemsseni Slaty Bunting 5 0
Lophospingus griseocristatus Grey-crested Finch 0 0
Lophospingus pusillus Black-crested Finch 0 0
Loxigilla barbadensis Barbados Bullfinch 0 0
Loxigilla noctis Lesser Antillean Bullfinch 0 0
Loxigilla portoricensis Puerto Rican Bullfinch 12 0
Loxigilla violacea Greater Antillean Bullfinch 2 0
Loxipasser anoxanthus Yellow-shouldered Grassquit 0 0
Melanodera melanodera Canary-winged Finch 0 0
Melanodera xanthogramma Yellow-bridled Finch 8 0
Melanospiza richardsoni St Lucia Black Finch 0 0
Melophus lathami Crested Bunting 1 0
Melopyrrha nigra Cuban Bullfinch 3 0
Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow 5 0
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow 1 0
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow 16 0
Melozone biarcuata Prevost's Ground-sparrow 0 0
Melozone kieneri Rusty-crowned Ground-sparrow 0 0
Melozone leucotis White-eared Ground-sparrow 1 0
Miliaria calandra Corn Bunting 5 0
Nesospiza acunhae Tristan Bunting 0 0
Nesospiza questi Nightingale Bunting 0 0
Nesospiza wilkinsi Grosbeak Bunting 0 0
Oreothraupis arremonops Tanager Finch 2 0
Oriturus superciliosus Striped Sparrow 0 0
Oryzoborus angolensis Lesser Seed-finch 1 0
Oryzoborus atrirostris Black-billed Seed-finch 0 0
Oryzoborus crassirostris Large-billed Seed-finch 0 0
Oryzoborus funereus Thick-billed Seed-finch 1 0
Oryzoborus maximiliani Great-billed Seed-finch 0 0
Oryzoborus nuttingi Nicaraguan Seed-finch 0 0
Paroaria baeri Crimson-fronted Cardinal 0 0
Paroaria capitata Yellow-billed Cardinal 0 0
Paroaria coronata Red-crested Cardinal 2 0
Paroaria dominicana Red-cowled Cardinal 0 0
Paroaria gularis Red-capped Cardinal 0 0
Passerculus rostratus 0 0
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow 8 0
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow 6 0
Passerina amoena Lazuli Bunting 1 0
Passerina caerulea Blue Grosbeak 0 0
Passerina ciris Painted Bunting 1 0
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting 2 0
Passerina leclancherii Orange-breasted Bunting 0 0
Passerina rositae Rose-bellied Bunting 0 0
Passerina versicolor Varied Bunting 0 0
Pezopetes capitalis Large-footed Finch 4 0
Phrygilus alaudinus Band-tailed Sierra-finch 3 0
Phrygilus atriceps Black-hooded Sierra-finch 1 0
Phrygilus carbonarius Carbonated Sierra-finch 0 0
Phrygilus dorsalis Red-backed Sierra-finch 0 0
Phrygilus erythronotus White-throated Sierra-finch 0 0
Phrygilus fruticeti Mourning Sierra-finch 4 0
Phrygilus gayi Grey-hooded Sierra-finch 5 0
Phrygilus patagonicus Patagonian Sierra-finch 3 0
Phrygilus plebejus Ash-breasted Sierra-finch 5 0
Phrygilus punensis Peruvian Sierra-finch 0 0
Phrygilus unicolor Plumbeous Sierra-finch 1 0
Piezorhina cinerea Cinereous Finch 0 0
Pinaroloxias inornata Cocos Finch 0 0
Pipilo aberti Abert's Towhee 1 0
Pipilo albicollis White-throated Towhee 0 0
Pipilo chlorurus Green-tailed Towhee 1 0
Pipilo crissalis California Towhee 0 0
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee 6 0
Pipilo fuscus Canyon Towhee 1 0
Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee 1 0
Pipilo ocai Collared Towhee 0 0
Platyspiza crassirostris Vegetarian Finch 0 0
Plectrophenax hyperboreus McKay's Bunting 0 0
Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting 4 0
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow 9 0
Poospiza alticola Plain-tailed Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza baeri Tucuman Mountain-finch 0 0
Poospiza boliviana Bolivian Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza caesar Chestnut-breasted Mountain-finch 0 0
Poospiza cinerea Cinereous Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza erythrophrys Rusty-browed Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza garleppi Cochabamba Mountain-finch 0 0
Poospiza hispaniolensis Collared Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza hypochondria Rufous-sided Warbling-finch 3 0
Poospiza lateralis Red-rumped Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza melanoleuca Black-capped Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza nigrorufa Black-and-rufous Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza ornata Cinnamon Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza rubecula Rufous-breasted Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza thoracica Bay-chested Warbling-finch 0 0
Poospiza torquata Ringed Warbling-finch 5 0
Poospiza whitii 0 0
Porphyrospiza caerulescens Blue Finch 0 0
Pselliophorus luteoviridis Yellow-green Finch 0 0
Pselliophorus tibialis Yellow-thighed Finch 3 0
Rhodospingus cruentus Crimson-breasted Finch 0 0
Rowettia goughensis Gough Bunting 0 0
Saltatricula multicolor Many-coloured Chaco-finch 2 0
Sicalis auriventris Greater Yellow-finch 1 0
Sicalis citrina Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch 1 0
Sicalis columbiana Orange-fronted Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch 2 0
Sicalis lebruni Patagonian Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis lutea Puna Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis luteiventris Misto Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis luteocephala Citron-headed Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis luteola Grassland Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis olivascens Greenish Yellow-finch 2 0
Sicalis raimondii Raimondi's Yellow-finch 0 0
Sicalis taczanowskii Sulphur-throated Finch 0 0
Sicalis uropygialis Bright-rumped Yellow-finch 0 0
Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow 3 0
Spizella atrogularis Black-chinned Sparrow 0 0
Spizella breweri Brewer's Sparrow 0 0
Spizella pallida Clay-coloured Sparrow 9 0
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow 8 0
Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow 8 0
Spizella taverneri 0 0
Spizella wortheni Worthen's Sparrow 0 0
Sporophila albogularis White-throated Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila americana Wing-barred Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila ardesiaca Dubois's Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila aurita 0 0
Sporophila bouvreuil Capped Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila bouvronides Lesson's Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila caerulescens Double-collared Seedeater 1 0
Sporophila castaneiventris Chestnut-bellied Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila cinnamomea Chestnut Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila collaris Rusty-collared Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila corvina Variable Seedeater 2 0
Sporophila falcirostris Temminck's Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila frontalis Buffy-fronted Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila hypochroma Rufous-rumped Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila hypoxantha Tawny-bellied Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila insulata 0 0
Sporophila intermedia Grey Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila leucoptera White-bellied Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila lineola Lined Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila luctuosa Black-and-white Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila melanogaster Black-bellied Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila melanops Hooded Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila minuta Ruddy-breasted Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila morelleti 0 0
Sporophila murallae Caqueta Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila nigricollis Yellow-bellied Seedeater 2 0
Sporophila nigrorufa Black-and-tawny Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila palustris Marsh Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila peruviana Parrot-billed Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila plumbea Plumbeous Seedeater 1 0
Sporophila ruficollis Dark-throated Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila schistacea Slate-coloured Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila simplex Drab Seedeater 0 0
Sporophila telasco Chestnut-throated Seedeater 2 0
Sporophila torqueola White-collared Seedeater 1 0
Sporophila zelichi Entre Rios Seedeater 0 0
Tiaris bicolor Black-faced Grassquit 1 0
Tiaris canorus Cuban Grassquit 0 0
Tiaris fuliginosus Sooty Grassquit 0 0
Tiaris obscurus Dull-coloured Grassquit 0 0
Tiaris olivaceus Yellow-faced Grassquit 10 0
Torreornis inexpectata Cuban Sparrow 0 0
Urothraupis stolzmanni Black-backed Bush-finch 0 0
Volatinia jacarina Blue-black Grassquit 3 0
Xenospingus concolor Slender-billed Finch 1 0
Xenospiza baileyi Sierra Madre Sparrow 0 0
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow 10 0
Zonotrichia atricapilla Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 0
Zonotrichia capensis Rufous-collared Sparrow 27 0
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow 3 0
Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow 0 0

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