American 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.
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida (A)
- Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla (A)
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus (A)
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus (A)
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum (A)
- Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus lecontii (A)
- Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus (A)
- Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca (A)
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia (A)
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana (A)
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
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