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The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 44 species. The family contains 44 species. They are seed -eating birds with stubby, conical bills.
The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae, a group separated by most modern authors from the Fringillidae (Old World finches).
The ortolan bunting is 16–17 cm (6.3–6.7 in) in length and has a wing-span of 23–29 cm (9.1–11.4 in). [9] In appearance and habits it much resembles its relative the yellowhammer , but lacks the bright colouring of that species; the ortolan's head, for instance, is greenish-grey, instead of a bright yellow.
The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific schoeniclus is from Ancient Greek skhoiniklos, a now unknown waterside bird. [3]
The bird family Emberizidae contains a single genus Emberiza, with around 40 members, that are confined to the Old World. [6] Within its genus, the yellowhammer is most closely related to the pine bunting, with which it forms a superspecies; they have at times been considered as one species.
The species is also known as the cinnamon-breasted rock bunting or African rock bunting. [4] They are small passerines in the genus Emberiza, which consists of other Old World buntings. [5] [6] There have been some discrepancies regarding the relation to other species and subspecies.
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Cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus) A – resident breeding species Chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata) A – rare vagrant Little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) A – scarce migrant Yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) A – rare vagrant Rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) A – rare vagrant, formerly a scarce migrant [9] Yellow-breasted bunting