Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters 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. There are species 275 worldwide and 16 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana (A)
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys (A)
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica (A)
- Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans (A)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala (A)
- Japanese Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi (A)
- Japanese Reed Bunting Emberiza yessoensis (A)
- CommonReed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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