Emberizidae

Tiaris olivaceus Photo by Astrid Kant (Dutch Birding) Common name:yellow-faced grassquit (en); cigarra-de-faces-douradas (pt); sporophile grand-chanteur (fr); semillero tomeguín (es); goldbrauen-gimpelfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from western and southern Mexico, through Central America and into Colombia, northern Ecuador and north-western Venezuela. They are also found in the northern Caribbean, in Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola…

Zonotrichia querula Photo by Mike Ross (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Harris’s sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-Harris (pt); bruant à face noire (fr); chingolo de Harris (es); Harris-ammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds in northern Canada, in the Northern Territories, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba and northern Ontario. They migrate south to winter in the central United States,…

Poospiza ornata Photo by Federico Villegas (Ecoregistros) Common name:cinnamon warbling-finch (en); capacetinho-canela (pt); chipiu cannelle (fr); monterita canela (es); schmuckammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species in endemic to Argentina, being found in the eastern part of the country from the provinces of Salta and Catamarca to Neuquén, Río Negro and southern Buenos Aires.Size:These birds are 13…

Diglossa plumbea Photo by Jerry Oldenettel (Wikipedia) Common name:slaty flowerpiercer (en); fura-flor-ardósia (pt); percefleur ardoisé (fr); pinchaflor plomizo (es); einfarb-hakenschnabel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the mountain ranges of central Costa Rica and western Panama.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 9 g.Habitat:The slaty flowerpiercer is mostly found in high-altitude moist tropical…

Aimophila ruficeps Photo J. Centavo (Flickr) Common name:rufous-crowned sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-barrete-ruivo (pt); bruant à calotte fauve (fr); chingolo coronirrufo (es); rostscheitelammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the south-western United States and Mexico, from Nebraska to northern California and south to Oaxaca in southern Mexico.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 15-23 g.Habitat:The…

Phrygilus unicolor Photo by Mauricio Rueda (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:plumbeous sierra-finch (en); canário-andino-cinzento (pt); phrygile gris-de-plomb (fr); yal plomizo (es); bleiämmerling (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego, mostly along the eastern slopes of the Andes.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh 20-25 g.Habitat:The plumbeous sierra finch is…

Paroaria capitata Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:yellow-billed cardinal (en); cardeal-do-pantanal (pt); paroare à bec jaune (fr); cardenilla (es); mantelkardinal (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Brazil, especially in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and also in Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina, and marginally into southern Bolivia. The yellow-billed…

Zonotrichia albicollis Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:white-throated sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-garganta-branca (pt); bruant à gorge blanche (fr); chingolo gorgiblanco (es); weißkehlammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout most of Canada, with the exception of the northernmost areas and the western coast, and also in the north-eastern Unite States. They migrate south to winter throughout…