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 8 species which occur in Laos.
- Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
- Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami (A)
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Laos
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