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 LC
- Yellow-faced Grassquit, Tiaris olivaceus (C) LC
- Black-faced Grassquit, Tiaris bicolor (C) LC
- Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus LC
- Green-tailed Towhee, Pipilo chlorurus LC
- Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus LC
- Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus LC
- Canyon Towhee, Melozone fusca LC
- California Towhee, Melozone crissalis LC (ssp. eremophilus: T)
- Abert's Towhee, Melozone aberti LC
- Rufous-winged Sparrow, Peucaea carpalis LC
- Cassin's Sparrow, Peucaea cassinii LC
- Bachman's Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis NT
- Botteri's Sparrow, Peucaea botterii LC
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Aimophila ruficeps LC
- Five-striped Sparrow, Amphispiza quinquestriata LC
- American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea LC
- Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina LC
- Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida LC
- Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri LC
- Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla LC
- Worthen's Sparrow, Spizella wortheni (A) EN
- Black-chinned Sparrow, Spizella atrogularis LC
- Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus LC
- Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus LC
- Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata LC
- Sage Sparrow, Artemisiospiza belli LC (ssp. clementeae: T)
- Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys LC
- Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis LC
- Grasshopper Sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum LC (ssp. floridanus: E)
- Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii LC
- Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii NT
- Le Conte's Sparrow, Ammodramus leconteii LC
- Nelson's Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni LC
- Saltmarsh Sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus VU
- Seaside Sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus LC (Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow A. m. mirabilis: E)
- Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca LC
- Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia LC
- Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii LC
- Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana LC
- White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis LC
- Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula LC
- White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys LC
- Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla LC
- Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis LC
- Yellow-eyed Junco, Junco phaeonotus LC
- Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A) LC
- Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (C) LC
- Yellow-browed Bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys (A) LC
- Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica LC
- Yellow-throated Bunting, Emberiza elegans (A) LC
- Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola (A) VU
- Gray Bunting, Emberiza variabilis (A) LC
- Pallas's Bunting, Emberiza pallasi (A) LC
- Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus (C) LC
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Canada And The United States
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