American Sparrows, Towhees, and Juncos
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.
- White-collared Seedeater, Sporophila torqueola
- Yellow-faced Grassquit, Tiaris olivacea (C)
- Black-faced Grassquit, Tiaris bicolor (C)
- Saffron Finch, Sicalis flaveola (I)
- Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronata (I)
- Yellow-billed Cardinal, Paroaria capitata (I)
- Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus
- Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus
- Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
- Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Canyon Towhee, Melozone fuscus
- California Towhee, Melozone crissalis
- Abert's Towhee, Melozone aberti
- Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis
- Cassin's Sparrow, Peucaea cassinii
- Bachman's Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
- Botteri's Sparrow, Peucaea botterii
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps
- Five-striped Sparrow, Amphispiza quinquestriata
- American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea
- Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
- Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida
- Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri
- Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla
- Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni (A)
- Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis
- Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus
- Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
- Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata
- Sage Sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli
- Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys
- Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum
- Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii
- Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii
- Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii
- Nelson's Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni
- Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus
- Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus
- Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca
- Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
- Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
- Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
- White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
- Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula
- White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus
- Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A)
- Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (C)
- Yellow-browed Bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys (A)
- Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica
- Yellow-throated Bunting, Emberiza elegans (A)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola (A)
- Gray Bunting, Emberiza variabilis (A)
- Pallas's Bunting, Emberiza pallasi (A)
- Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus (C)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The United States
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