Emberizidae

Volatinia jacarina Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:blue-black grassquit (en); tiziu (pt); jacarini noir (fr); negrito chirrí (es); jacarini (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found from Mexico down to southern Peru and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 10-11,5 cm long and weigh 9-10 g.Habitat:The blue-black grassquit is found in grasslands, scrublands and dry savannas, and…

Amphispiza bilineata Photo by Steve Berardi (Wikipedia) Common name:black-throated sparrow (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-listadas (pt); bruant à gorge noire (fr); chiero gorjinegro (es); schwarzkehlammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This North American species is found in the western United States, from Washington down to California, New Mexico and south-western Texas, and also in northern and central Mexico. The more northern…

Passerella iliaca Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:fox sparrow (en); escrevedeira-fulva (pt); bruant fauve (fr); sabanero rascador (es); fuchsammer (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae Range:This species is found breeding in most of northern and western Canada, as well as in Canada and in the western United States as far south as northern California, Utah and…

Emberiza jankowskii (Photo from Serinus Africanos) Common name: rufous-backed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-dorso-ruivo (pt); bruant de Jankowski (fr); escribano de Jankowski (es); Jankowskiammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found in north-eastern China, in the provinces of Heilongjiand and Julin, in extreme north-eastern North Korea and marginally across the border into Russia….

Melospiza georgiana Photo by Richard Dumoulin (Oiseaux) Common name:swamp sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-pântanos (pt); bruant des marais (fr); sabanero platanero (es); sumpfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:The swamp sparrow breeds across most of Canada from the Rocky mountains to Newfoundland and in the north-eastern United States south to Missouri, Ohio and Maryland. Most population migrate south to winter…

Ammodramus savannarum Photo by Raymond Barlow (Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures) Common name:grasshopper sparrow (en); escrevedeira-dos-gafanhotos (pt); bruant sauterelle (fr); sabanero chapulín (es); heuschreckenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Emberizidae Range:This species breeds in most of the United States and in southern Canada. There are also some breeding populations in Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean. The more northern population…

Miliaria calandra Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:corn bunting (en); trigueirão (pt); bruant proyer (fr); triguero (es); grauammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:These birds are mostly found in Europe, from Scotland and Denmark south to Portugal, Spain and Italy, and east to Poland, the Ukraine and Turkey. They are also found in the Canary…

Emberiza bruniceps Photo by Audevard Aurelien (Mango Verde) Common name:red-headed bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); bruant à tête rousse (fr); escribano de cabeza roja (es); braunkopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found breeding in central Asia, from southern Russia and Kazakhstan to northern Iran and Afghanistan. They migrate south to winter in India.Size:These birds are 16-17 cm long and…