Emberizidae

Ortolan Bunting

The Ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana) is a small seed-eating songbird found in Europe and Western Asia. The bird is widely used in French cuisine and due to this, its French populations dropped dangerously low, leading to laws restricting its use...

Lark Bunting

Common reed bunting

The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The...

Corn bunting

The corn bunting (Emberiza calandra ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This is a large bunting with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. The sexes are...

Cirl bunting

The cirl bunting ( SURL), Emberiza cirlus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.It breeds across southern Europe, on the Mediterranean islands and in north...

Yellowhammer

The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird native to Eurasia. This conspicuous yellow bird has inspired poems by Robert Burns and John Clare, and its characteristic song has influenced musical works by Beethoven and Messiaen....

Yellow-breasted bunting

The yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae that is found across the Boreal and East Palearctic. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific aureola is Latin...

Black-headed bunting

The black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It breeds in south-east Europe east to Iran and migrates in winter mainly to India, with some individuals moving further into south-east Asia....

Rock bunting

The rock bunting (Emberiza cia ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific cia is...

Rustic bunting

The rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific...

Little bunting

The little bunting (Emberiza pusilla ) is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae).

Pine bunting

The pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group most modern authors now separate from the finches, Fringillidae. It lives in Eurosiberia east of the Urals.

Red-headed bunting

The red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.It breeds in central Asia-Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...

House bunting

The house bunting (Emberiza sahari ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.It is a resident breeder of dry country from northwestern Africa from Morocco south to Mali and east to Chad. In Morocco, the species has expanded from the...

Crested bunting

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Meadow bunting

The meadow bunting or Siberian meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides ) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia which belongs to the genus Emberiza in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Yellow bunting

The yellow bunting or Japanese yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata ) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is threatened by habitat loss, the use of pesticides and trapping for the cagebird industry.

Black-faced bunting

The black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The...

Golden-breasted bunting

The golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza flaviventris ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It occurs in dry open woodlands and moist savanna in Africa south of the Sahara, but is absent from the equatorial forest belt.

Cape bunting

The Cape bunting (Emberiza capensis ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Cinnamon-breasted bunting

The cinnamon-breasted bunting (Emberiza tahapisi ) or cinnamon-breasted rock-bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara.

Grey-necked bunting

The grey-necked bunting (Emberiza buchanani ), sometimes referred to as grey-hooded bunting (a name also in use for chestnut-eared bunting) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It breeds along a wide distribution range from the Caspian...

Cretzschmar's bunting

Cretzschmar's bunting (Emberiza caesia ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.It breeds in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and the Levant. It is migratory,...

Socotra bunting

The Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.It is endemic to Yemen, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Striolated bunting

The striolated bunting (Emberiza striolata ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

Chestnut-eared bunting

The chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata ), also called grey-headed bunting or grey-hooded bunting, with the latter name also used for grey-necked bunting, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.The genus name Emberiza is from Old...

Yellow-browed bunting

The yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae). The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting....

Cinereous bunting

The cinereous bunting (Emberiza cineracea ) is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This species was first described by Christian Ludwig Brehm.

Pallas's reed bunting

Pallas's reed bunting (Emberiza pallasi ), also known as Pallas's bunting, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

Yellow-throated bunting

The yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans ), also known as the elegant bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and...

Chestnut bunting

The chestnut bunting (Emberiza rutila ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae found in the East Palearctic.It is a fairly small bunting, 14 to 15 cm in length. The tail is fairly short with little or no white on the outer feathers....

White-capped bunting

The white-capped bunting or chestnut-breasted bunting (Emberiza stewarti ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan....

Godlewski's bunting

Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is named after the Polish collector Victor Godlewski who obtained a specimen of which on the basis of which it was described by Taczanowski.

Lark-like bunting

The lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, which is native to south-western Africa.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitat is subtropical or...

Grey bunting

The grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.It breeds in southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and northern Japan, it migrates to southern Japan and the Nansei archipelago. Its natural habitats are...

Jankowski's bunting

Jankowski's bunting or rufous-backed bunting (Emberiza jankowskii ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.It breeds in the Russian Far East, Manchuria and far northeastern Korea, where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and...

Cabanis's bunting

Cabanis's bunting (Emberiza cabanisi ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.It is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah.The common name and Latin binomial...

Tristram's bunting

Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami ) is a bird in the family Emberizidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.It breeds in eastern Manchuria and the Russian Far East and winters in central and southern China.It is...

Japanese reed bunting

The Japanese reed bunting or ochre-rumped bunting (Emberiza yessoensis ) is a bird in the family Emberizidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863.It is found in Manchuria, Korea and Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate...

Gosling's bunting

Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi ), also known as the grey-throated bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Senegal to south-western Sudan and north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo....

Tibetan bunting

The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau.

Brown-rumped bunting

The brown-rumped bunting (Emberiza affinis ) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae found in Africa from Senegal to Sudan and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.