Buntings
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. There are species 275 worldwide and 18 species which occur in India.
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Grey-hooded Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Chestnut-breasted Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- House Bunting Emberiza striolata
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra (A)
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