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 Avidiversity  AVITOPIA - Old World Buntings

Scientific system: Del Hoyo et al.

Familia: Emberizidae

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The family od Old World Buntings is restricted zo the Old World, i.e. to Eurasia and Africa. They are stubby little birds with conical beaks. They feed on seeds. This family was only recently separated from the earlier, much larger-sized family of Buntings in the system of birds on the basis of DNA studies.

Calcarius

     pictus - Smith's Longspur (4)
     lapponicus - Lapland Longspur (9)
     ornatus - Chestnut-collared Longspur (3)

Rhynchophanes

     mccownii - McCown's Longspur (5)

Plectrophenax

     nivalis - Snow Bunting (7)
     hyperboreus - McKay's Bunting (4)

Melophus

     lathami - Crested Bunting (1)

Latoucheornis

     siemsseni - Slaty Bunting (3)

Emberiza

     calandra - Corn Bunting (8)
     citrinella - Yellowhammer (9)
     leucocephalos - Pine Bunting (6)
     cia - Rock Bunting (5)
     godlewskii - Godlewski's Bunting (2)
     cioides - Meadow Bunting (2)
     stewarti - White-capped Bunting (4)
     jankowskii - Jankowski's Bunting (1)
     buchanani - Grey-necked Bunting (4)
     cineracea - Cinereous Bunting (3)
     hortulana - Ortolan Bunting (8)
     caesia - Cretzschmar's Bunting (8)
     cirlus - Cirl Bunting (7)
     sahari - House Bunting (1)
     striolata - Striolated Bunting (2)
     impetuani - Lark-like Bunting (2)
     tahapisi - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (5)
     socotrana - Socotra Bunting (2)
     capensis - Cape Bunting (4)
     tristrami - Tristram's Bunting (1)
     fucata - Chestnut-eared Bunting (2)
     pusilla - Little Bunting (6)
     chrysophrys - Yellow-browed Bunting (1)
     rustica - Rustic Bunting (5)
     elegans - Yellow-throated Bunting (2)
     aureola - Yellow-breasted Bunting (6)
     flaviventris - Golden-breasted Bunting (4)
     poliopleura - Somali Bunting (2)
     affinis - Brown-rumped Bunting (1)
     cabanisi - Cabanis's Bunting (2)
     rutila - Chestnut Bunting (1)
     koslowi - Tibetan Bunting (1)
     melanocephala - Black-headed Bunting (5)
     bruniceps - Red-headed Bunting (5)
     sulphurata - Yellow Bunting (1)
     spodocephala - Black-faced Bunting (4)
     variabilis - Grey Bunting (3)
     pallasi - Pallas's Reed Bunting (2)
     yessoensis - Japanese Reed Bunting (1)
     schoeniclus - Common Reed Bunting (11)

Calamospiza

     melanocorys - Lark Bunting (7)

Passerella

     iliaca - Fox Sparrow (4)
     schistacea - Slate-colored Fox-sparrow
     megarhyncha - Thick-billed Fox-sparrow (2)
     unalaschcensis - Sooty Fox-sparrow (2)
     arborea - American Tree Sparrow (5)

Junco

     vulcani - Volcano Junco (3)
     phaeonotus - Yellow-eyed Junco (5)
     hyemalis - Dark-eyed Junco (5)

Zonotrichia

     capensis - Rufous-collared Sparrow (4)
     querula - Harris's Sparrow (2)
     leucophrys - White-crowned Sparrow (5)
     albicollis - White-throated Sparrow (3)
     atricapilla - Golden-crowned Sparrow (6)

Melospiza

     melodia - Song Sparrow (5)
     lincolnii - Lincoln's Sparrow (4)
     georgiana - Swamp Sparrow (4)

Passerculus

     sandwichensis - Savannah Sparrow (7)
     guttatus - Belding's Sparrow
     rostratus - Large-billed Sparrow (2)
     sanctorum - San Benito Sparrow

Ammodramus

     maritimus - Seaside Sparrow (2)
     nelsoni - Nelson's Sparrow (3)
     caudacutus - Saltmarsh Sparrow (2)
     leconteii - Le Conte's Sparrow (1)
     bairdii - Baird's Sparrow (3)
     henslowii - Henslow's Sparrow (1)
     savannarum - Grasshopper Sparrow (4)
     humeralis - Grassland Sparrow (3)
     aurifrons - Yellow-browed Sparrow (1)

Xenospiza

     baileyi - Sierra Madre Sparrow (1)

Spizella

     passerina - Chipping Sparrow (7)
     pusilla - Field Sparrow (3)
     wortheni - Worthen's Sparrow (1)
     atrogularis - Black-chinned Sparrow (2)
     pallida - Clay-colored Sparrow (2)
     breweri - Brewer's Sparrow (4)

Pooecetes

     gramineus - Vesper Sparrow (4)

Chondestes

     grammacus - Lark Sparrow (3)

Amphispiza

     quinquestriata - Five-striped Sparrow (1)
     bilineata - Black-throated Sparrow (2)

Artemisiospiza

     belli - Bell's Sparrow (2)
     nevadensis - Sage Sparrow (3)

Rhynchospiza

     stolzmanni - Tumbes Sparrow (2)
     strigiceps - Stripe-capped Sparrow (2)

Peucaea

     ruficauda - Stripe-headed Sparrow (3)
     humeralis - Black-chested Sparrow (1)
     mystacalis - Bridled Sparrow (1)
     sumichrasti - Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (2)
     carpalis - Rufous-winged Sparrow (2)
     cassinii - Cassin's Sparrow (1)
     aestivalis - Bachman's Sparrow (2)
     botterii - Botteri's Sparrow (2)

Arremonops

     rufivirgatus - Olive Sparrow (2)
     tocuyensis - Tocuyo Sparrow (1)
     chloronotus - Green-backed Sparrow (1)
     conirostris - Black-striped Sparrow (1)

Arremon

     taciturnus - Pectoral Sparrow (1)
     semitorquatus - Half-collared Sparrow (1)
     franciscanus - Sao Francisco Sparrow (1)
     flavirostris - Saffron-billed Sparrow (1)
     aurantiirostris - Orange-billed Sparrow (5)
     schlegeli - Golden-winged Sparrow (1)
     abeillei - Black-capped Sparrow (1)
     brunneinucha - Chestnut-capped Brush Finch (2)
     virenticeps - Green-striped Brush Finch (1)
     torquatus - Stripe-headed Brush Finch (2)
     costaricensis - Costa Rican Brush-finch (1)
     atricapillus - Black-headed Brush Finch (1)
     basilicus - Bangs's Brush-finch (1)
     perijanus - Perija Brush-finch (1)
     assimilis - Grey-browed Brush-finch (1)
     phaeopleurus - Caracas Brush-finch (1)
     phygas - Paria Brush-finch (1)
     crassirostris - Sooty-faced Finch (2)
     castaneiceps - Olive Finch (1)

Oreothraupis

     arremonops - Tanager Finch (2)

Pezopetes

     capitalis - Large-footed Finch (3)

Pselliophorus

     tibialis - Yellow-thighed Finch (3)
     luteoviridis - Yellow-green Finch (1)

Atlapetes

     pileatus - Rufous-capped Brush Finch (1)
     albofrenatus - Moustached Brush Finch (1)
     semirufus - Ochre-breasted Brush Finch (1)
     personatus - Tepui Brush Finch (2)
     albinucha - White-naped Brush Finch (2)
     melanocephalus - Santa Marta Brush Finch (1)
     pallidinucha - Pale-naped Brush Finch (1)
     flaviceps - Yellow-headed Brush Finch (1)
     fuscoolivaceus - Dusky-headed Brush Finch (1)
     tricolor - Tricolored Brush Finch (2)
     leucopis - White-rimmed Brush Finch (1)
     latinuchus - Rufous-naped Brush Finch (3)
     blancae - Antioquia Brush-finch (1)
     rufigenis - Rufous-eared Brush Finch (1)
     forbesi - Apurimac Brush Finch (1)
     melanopsis - Black-spectacled Brush Finch (1)
     schistaceus - Slaty Brush Finch (2)
     leucopterus - White-winged Brush Finch (2)
     albiceps - White-headed Brush Finch (1)
     pallidiceps - Pale-headed Brush Finch (2)
     seebohmi - Bay-crowned Brush Finch (1)
     nationi - Rusty-bellied Brush Finch (1)
     canigenis - Cuzco Brush Finch (1)
     terborghi - Vilcabamba Brush Finch (1)
     melanolaemus - Grey-eared Brush Finch (1)
     rufinucha - Bolivian Brush Finch (1)
     fulviceps - Fulvous-headed Brush Finch (1)
     citrinellus - Yellow-striped Brush Finch (1)

Pipilo

     ocai - Collared Towhee (1)
     chlorurus - Green-tailed Towhee (3)
     maculatus - Spotted Towhee (5)
     erythrophthalmus - Eastern Towhee (5)

Melozone

     biarcuata - Prevost's Ground Sparrow (4)
     leucotis - White-eared Ground Sparrow (2)

Pyrgisoma

     kieneri - Rusty-crowned Ground Sparrow (3)
     fuscum - Canyon Towhee (4)
     albicolle - White-throated Towhee (1)
     crissale - California Towhee (2)
     aberti - Abert's Towhee (1)

Aimophila

     ruficeps - Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2)
     rufescens - Rusty Sparrow (2)
     notosticta - Oaxaca Sparrow (2)

Torreornis

     inexpectata - Zapata Sparrow (3)

Oriturus

     superciliosus - Striped Sparrow (3)

Porphyrospiza

     caerulescens - Blue Finch (2)

Phrygilus

     alaudinus - Band-tailed Sierra Finch (2)
     atriceps - Black-hooded Sierra Finch (1)
     punensis - Peruvian Sierra Finch (2)
     gayi - Grey-hooded Sierra Finch (1)
     patagonicus - Patagonian Sierra Finch (1)
     fruticeti - Mourning Sierra Finch (1)
     carbonarius - Carbonated Sierra Finch (1)
     unicolor - Plumbeous Sierra Finch (1)
     plebejus - Ash-breasted Sierra Finch (3)
     dorsalis - Red-backed Sierra Finch (2)
     erythronotus - White-throated Sierra Finch (1)

Melanodera

     melanodera - White-bridled Finch (3)
     xanthogramma - Yellow-bridled Finch (2)

Rowettia

     goughensis - Gough Finch (4)

Nesospiza

     acunhae - Tristan Finch (3)
     questi - Nightingale Finch
     wilkinsi - Wilkins's Finch (1)

Haplospiza

     rustica - Slaty Finch (3)
     unicolor - Uniform Finch (4)

Acanthidops

     bairdii - Peg-billed Finch (1)

Lophospingus

     pusillus - Black-crested Finch (2)
     griseocristatus - Grey-crested Finch (1)

Donacospiza

     albifrons - Long-tailed Reed Finch (4)

Diuca

     speculifera - White-winged Diuca Finch (2)
     diuca - Common Diuca Finch (2)

Idiopsar

     brachyurus - Short-tailed Finch (2)

Piezorhina

     cinerea - Cinereous Finch (2)

Xenospingus

     concolor - Slender-billed Finch (3)

Incaspiza

     pulchra - Great Inca Finch (2)
     personata - Rufous-backed Inca Finch (1)
     ortizi - Grey-winged Inca Finch (1)
     laeta - Buff-bridled Inca Finch (1)
     watkinsi - Little Inca Finch (1)

Poospiza

     thoracica - Bay-chested Warbling-Finch (1)
     boliviana - Bolivian Warbling-Finch (1)
     alticola - Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch (1)
     hypochondria - Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch (1)
     erythrophrys - Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch (2)
     ornata - Cinnamon Warbling-Finch (1)
     nigrorufa - Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch (5)
     lateralis - Red-rumped Warbling-Finch (2)
     cabanisi - Grey-throated Warbling-Finch
     rubecula - Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch (1)
     caesar - Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch (1)
     hispaniolensis - Collared Warbling Finch (2)
     torquata - Ringed Warbling-Finch (1)
     melanoleuca - Black-capped Warbling-Finch (1)
     cinerea - Cinereous Warbling-Finch (1)

Compsospiza

     garleppi - Cochabamba Mountain Finch (1)
     baeri - Tucuman Mountain Finch (1)

Sicalis

     citrina - Stripe-tailed Yellow Finch (1)
     lutea - Puna Yellow Finch (1)
     uropygialis - Bright-rumped Yellow Finch (1)
     luteocephala - Citron-headed Yellow Finch (1)
     auriventris - Greater Yellow Finch (1)
     olivascens - Greenish Yellow Finch (2)
     lebruni - Patagonian Yellow Finch (1)
     columbiana - Orange-fronted Yellow Finch (3)
     flaveola - Saffron Finch (5)
     luteola - Grassland Yellow Finch (3)
     raimondii - Raimondi's Yellow Finch (1)
     taczanowskii - Sulphur-throated Finch (1)

Emberizoides

     herbicola - Wedge-tailed Grass Finch (2)
     ypiranganus - Lesser Grass Finch (2)
     duidae - Duida Grass Finch (1)

Embernagra

     platensis - Pampa Finch (3)
     longicauda - Serra Finch (1)

Charitospiza

     eucosma - Coal-crested Finch (3)

Coryphaspiza

     melanotis - Black-masked Finch (2)

Coryphospingus

     pileatus - Grey Pileated Finch (3)
     cucullatus - Red Pileated Finch (5)

Rhodospingus

     cruentus - Crimson-breasted Finch (4)

Gubernatrix

     cristata - Yellow Cardinal (3)

Paroaria

     coronata - Red-crested Cardinal (4)
     dominicana - Red-cowled Cardinal (3)
     nigrogenis - Masked Cardinal (2)
     baeri - Crimson-fronted Cardinal (1)
     gularis - Red-capped Cardinal (2)
     capitata - Yellow-billed Cardinal (3)

Volatinia

     jacarina - Blue-black Grassquit (7)

Sporophila

     frontalis - Buffy-fronted Seedeater (2)
     falcirostris - Temminck's Seedeater (2)
     schistacea - Slate-colored Seedeater (2)
     plumbea - Plumbeous Seedeater (4)
     corvina - Variable Seedeater (4)
     intermedia - Grey Seedeater (1)
     americana - Wing-barred Seedeater (2)
     murallae - Caqueta Seedeater (1)
     torqueola - Cinnamon-rumped Seedeater (6)
     collaris - Rusty-collared Seedeater (2)
     bouvronides - Lesson's Seedeater (3)
     lineola - Lined Seedeater (2)
     luctuosa - Black-and-white Seedeater (1)
     nigricollis - Yellow-bellied Seedeater (3)
     ardesiaca - Dubois's Seedeater (2)
     caerulescens - Double-collared Seedeater (2)
     albogularis - White-throated Seedeater (3)
     leucoptera - White-bellied Seedeater (1)
     peruviana - Parrot-billed Seedeater (1)
     simplex - Drab Seedeater (1)
     telasco - Chestnut-throated Seedeater (1)
     nigrorufa - Black-and-tawny Seedeater (3)
     bouvreuil - Capped Seedeater (3)
     minuta - Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (4)
     hypoxantha - Tawny-bellied Seedeater (2)
     hypochroma - Rufous-rumped Seedeater (1)
     ruficollis - Dark-throated Seedeater (3)
     palustris - Marsh Seedeater (4)
     castaneiventris - Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (3)
     cinnamomea - Chestnut Seedeater (2)
     melanogaster - Black-bellied Seedeater (2)

Oryzoborus

     funereus - Thick-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     angolensis - Lesser Seed Finch (4)
     nuttingi - Nicaraguan Seed-Finch (1)
     crassirostris - Large-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     maximiliani - Great-billed Seed-Finch (1)
     atrirostris - Black-billed Seed-Finch (1)

Dolospingus

     fringilloides - White-naped Seedeater (2)

Amaurospiza

     concolor - Blue Seedeater (1)
     moesta - Blackish-blue Seedeater (1)
     carrizalensis - Carrizal Seedeater (2)

Catamenia

     analis - Band-tailed Seedeater (4)
     inornata - Plain-colored Seedeater (1)
     homochroa - Paramo Seedeater (2)

Euneornis

     campestris - Orangequit (8)

Tiaris

     canorus - Cuban Grassquit (5)
     olivaceus - Yellow-faced Grassquit (6)
     obscurus - Dull-colored Grassquit (1)
     bicolor - Black-faced Grassquit (7)
     fuliginosus - Sooty Grassquit (1)

Loxipasser

     anoxanthus - Yellow-shouldered Grassquit (5)

Melopyrrha

     nigra - Cuban Bullfinch (4)

Loxigilla

     portoricensis - Puerto Rican Bullfinch (3)
     violacea - Greater Antillean Bullfinch (5)
     noctis - Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (1)
     barbadensis - Barbados Bullfinch (3)

Melanospiza

     richardsoni - St. Lucia Black Finch (2)

Certhidea

     olivacea - Warbler Finch (4)
     fusca - Grey Warbler-finch (1)

Platyspiza

     crassirostris - Vegetarian Finch (4)

Pinaroloxias

     inornata - Cocos Finch (6)

Camarhynchus

     pallidus - Woodpecker Finch (2)
     heliobates - Mangrove Finch (2)
     psittacula - Large Tree Finch (4)
     pauper - Medium Tree Finch (2)
     parvulus - Small Tree Finch (4)

Geospiza

     difficilis - Sharp-beaked Ground-Finch (4)
     scandens - Common Cactus Finch (5)
     conirostris - Large Cactus Finch (3)
     magnirostris - Large Ground-Finch (3)
     fortis - Medium Ground-Finch (2)
     fuliginosa - Small Ground-Finch (3)

Saltatricula

     multicolor - Many-colored Chaco Finch (2)

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