Buntings, Grassquits and American Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae
The Emberizidae 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.
- Yellow-faced Grassquit, Tiaris olivaceus (I)
- Saffron Finch, Sicalis flaveola (I)
- Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronata (I)
- Yellow-billed Cardinal, Paroaria capitata (I)
- Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis (A)
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