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 Nepal.
- Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Chestnut-breasted Bunting Emberiza stewarti (A)
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica (A)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
- Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila (A)
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala (A)
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps (A)
- Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
- Pallas's Bunting Emberiza pallasi (A)
- Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nepal
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