Emberizidae

Atlapetes semirufus Photo by Tony Morris (Wiki Aves de Colombia) Common name:ochre-brested brush-finch (en); tico-tico-de-peito-ocre (pt); tohi demi-roux (fr); atlapetes semirrufo (es); ockerbrust-buschammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the mountain of northern Venezuela and in the eastern slopes of the Andes in western Venezuela and northern Colombia as far south as Bogotá.Size:These birds…

Xenospiza baileyi Photo by Miguel Manzo (NaturaLista) Common name:Sierra Madre sparrow (en); escrevedeira-serrana (pt); bruant des sierras (fr); sabanero serrano (es); sierraammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to central Mexico, where it only occurs in two disjunct areas, one in Distrito federal, near Mexico City, and another in southern Durango.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm…

Donacospiza albifrons Photo by Cláudio Timm (Wikipedia) Common name:long-tailed reed-finch (en); tico-tico-do-banhado (pt); donacospize des marais (fr); cachilo canela (es); riedammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from south-eastern Brazil south to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina, and there is also a disjunct population in northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh…

Sicalis flaveola Photo by Claudio Marcio (Flickr) Common name:saffron finch (en); canário-da-terra-verdadeiro (pt); sicale bouton-d’or (fr); chirigüe azafranado (es); safranammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species occur in three disjunct areas in South America. The subspecies S.f. flaveola is found in Colombia, northern Venezuela and along coastal areas of the Guianas and Trinidad. S. f. valida in…