Emberizidae

Melanodera melanodera Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-bridled finch (en); escrevedeira-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); mélanodère à sourcils blancs (fr); yal cejiblanco (es); schwarzkehl-ammerfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in southern Argentina, from Santa Cruz to Tierra de Fuego, as well as in southern Magellanes in southern Chile and in the Falkland Islands.Size:These birds…

Atlapetes pallidiceps Photo by A. Sornoza (American Bird Conservancy) Common name:pale-headed brush-finch (en); tico-tico-cinzento (pt); tohi grisonnant (fr); saltón cabecipálido (es); blasskopf-buschammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to southern Ecuador, only being found in the río Jubones drainage, in Azuay and Loja.Size:These birds are16-16,5 cm long and weigh 28,5-35 g.Habitat:The pale-headed brush-finch is mostly…

Plectrophenax nivalis Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:snow bunting (en); escrevedeira-das-neves (pt); plectrophane des neiges (fr); escribano nival (es); schneeammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the northernmost parts of Europe, Asia and North America, from Iceland and Scandinavia to northern Siberia and Kamchatka, in Alaska and northern Canada and along the…

Platyspiza crassirostris Photo by J. Podos (U. Mass. Amherst) Common name:vegetarian finch (en); tentilhão-de-Darwin-vegetariano (pt); géospiza crassirostre (fr); pinzón vegetariano (es); dickschnabel-Darwinfink (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Galapagos islands, where it is currently found in the islands of San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Santiago, Pinta and Fernandina. In the past…