Buntings and New World Sparrows
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 Ireland plus one in Category D.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | |
| Pine Bunting | Emberiza leucocephalos | (A) |
| Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus | (A) |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | (A) |
| Little Bunting | Emberiza pusilla | (A) |
| Rustic Bunting | Emberiza rustica | (A) |
| Yellow-breasted Bunting | Emberiza aureola | (A) |
| Black-headed Bunting | Emberiza melanocephala | (A) |
| Red-headed Bunting | Emberiza bruniceps | (Cat.D1) |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | |
| Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | (A, formerly bred) |
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | (A) |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | (A) |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | (A) |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | (A) |
| Lapland Bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ireland
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