List of Birds of Great Britain - Buntings and American Sparrows

Buntings and American Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae. Tribe: Emberizini

A large group of seed-eating passerine birds with a distinctively-shaped bill. There are about 179 species worldwide, 23 in Britain.

Common name Binomial Status
Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus A rare vagrant
Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus A rare vagrant
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis A rare vagrant
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia A rare vagrant
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys A rare vagrant
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis A rare vagrant
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis A rare vagrant
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala A rare vagrant
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos A rare vagrant
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella A resident breeding species
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus A resident breeding species
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia A rare vagrant
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana A rare vagrant
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia A rare vagrant
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys A rare vagrant
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica A rare vagrant
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata A rare vagrant
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla A rare vagrant
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola A rare vagrant
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus A resident breeding species
Pallas' Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi A rare vagrant
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala A rare vagrant
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra A resident breeding species

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