Emberizidae

Sporophila caerulescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:double-collared seedeater (en); coleirinho (pt); sporophile à col double (fr); corbatita común (es); schmuckpfäffchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This South American species is found in the throughout the southern half of Brazil and in Bolivia, Peru, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh around 10…

Melozone fuscus Photo by Joe Schelling (Natural Moments) Common name:canyon towhee (en); tico-tico-pardo (pt); tohi des canyons (fr); rascador pardo (es); braunrücken-grundammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in the south-western United States, in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and in Mexico, down to Oaxaca.Size:These birds are 19-22 cm long and have a wingspan of…

Emberiza schoeniclus Photo by Rob Belterman (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: reed warbler (en); escrevedeira-dos-caniços (pt); bruant des roseaux (fr); escribano palustre (es); rohrammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species found breeding throughout Europe, and in northern Asia, from Siberia to the Caucasus, the northern slopes of the Himalayas, northern China and Japan….

Junco hyemalis (Photo by from Wikipedia) Common name:dark-eyed junco (en); junco-de-olho-escuro (pt); junco ardoisé (fr); junco ojioscuro (es); junko (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found breeding throughout Canada, Alaska, the north-eastern united States and the western United States. The northern population migrate south to winter throughout the United States and northern Mexico.Size:These birds are 14-16 cm…

Emberiza leucocephalos Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:pine bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-Gmelin (pt); bruant à calotte blanche (fr); escribano pinero (es); fichtenammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This species is found in central and eastern Asia, from Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan to China. They migrate south to winter in India and southern China.Size:These birds are 16-17,5 cm long…

Emberiza fucata Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:chestnut-eared bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-faces-castanhas (pt); bruant à oreillons (fr); escribano de capucha gris (es); graukopfammer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily EmberizidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from the Himalayas, in northern Pakistan and India, through China and Mongolia, and into Korea and northern Japan. They migrate south to winter in…

Emberiza tahapisi Photo by J.M. de Bruyn (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: cinnamon-breasted bunting (en); escrevedeira-de-peito-canelado (pt); bruant cannelle (fr); escribano de pecho canela (es); bergammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: This species is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia, through the D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and Malawi…

Emberiza rutila Photo by Tim Edelsten (Birds Korea) Common name: chestnut bunting (en); escrevedeira-ferrugínea (pt); bruant roux (fr); semillerito castaño (es); rötelammer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Emberizidae Range: The chestnut bunting is found in eastern Asia, breeding in Siberia, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China, and migrating south to winter in in southern China, Indochina…