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…