Buntings, Sparrows, and Allies
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.
- Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus
- White-browed Brush Finch Arremon torquatus
- Saffron-billed Sparrow Arremon flavirostris
- Stripe-capped Sparrow Aimophila strigiceps
- Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Fulvous-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes fulviceps
- Yellow-striped Brush Finch Atlapetes citrinellus (E)
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