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Emberizini

(Tribe)

Overview

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A Tribe in the Kingdom Animalia.

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Taxonomy

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The Tribe Emberizini is a member of the Subfamily Emberizinae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Emberizini:

The Tribe Emberizini is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genera

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Aimophila

Aimophila is a genus of . The derivation of the genus name is from aimos/a?µ?? 'thicket' and phila/f??a 'loving'. [more]

Ammodramus

The genus Ammodramus is a group of in the family Emberizidae. [more]

Ammospiza

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Amphispiza

Amphispiza is a genus of in the bunting and American sparrow family. It contains two species: [more]

Arremon

Arremon is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Arremonops

Arremonops is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Atlapetes

Atlapetes is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. Along with the genus Buarremon they comprise the brush-finches. [more]

Calamospiza

The Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, is a medium-sized . It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Calamospiza (Bonaparte, 1838). [more]

Calcarius

The Longspurs, Calcarius, are a group of birds in the family Emberizidae. The name refers to the long claw on the hind toe of each foot. [more]

Chondestes

The Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, is a fairly large . It is the only member of the genus Chondestes. [more]

Emberiza

Emberiza is a genus of birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. [more]

Fringillaria

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Gubernatrix

The Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a species of in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong with the tanagers. It is the only member of its genus, Gubernatrix. [more]

Junco

The Juncos, Junco, are small American sparrows. Their systematics are still very confusing after decades of research, with various authors accepting between three and twelve species. Despite their name appearing to derive from the Spanish term for the plant genus Juncus (rushes), these birds are seldom found among rush plants as these prefer wet ground while juncos rather like dry soil. [more]

Latoucheornis

The Slaty Bunting (Latoucheornis siemsseni) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Latoucheornis. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. [more]

Lysurus

Lysurus is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Melophus

The Crested Bunting (Melophus lathami) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melophus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. [more]

Melospiza

Melospiza is a of passerine birds in family Emberizidae. The genus, commonly referred to as "song sparrows," contains currently three species, all of which are native to North America. [more]

Melozone

Melozone is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Miliaria

Miliaria (miliaria rubra, sweat rash, heat rash or prickly heat) is a marked by small and itchy rashes. Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer season. Although it affects people of all ages, it is especially common in children and infants due to their underdeveloped sweat glands. [more]

Oriturus

The Striped Sparrow (Oriturus superciliosus) is a species of in the Emberizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Oriturus. It is endemic to Mexico. [more]

Paroaria

Paroaria, the red-headed cardinals or cardinal-tanagers (as they are not close to the ), are a genus of tanagers. They were until recently placed in the family Emberizidae. [more]

Passerculus

The Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small . It is the only widely accepted member of the genus Passerculus. Recent comparison of mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and 3 sequences indicates that the Ipswich Sparrow, formerly usually considered a good species (as Passerculus princeps), is a well-marked subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow, whereas the southwestern subspecies should be recognized as distinct species Large-billed Sparrow (Passerculus rostratus). [more]

Passerella

The Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) is a large . It is the only member of the genus Passerella, although some authors split the genus into four species (see below). [more]

Pezopetes

The Large-footed Finch, Pezopetes capitalis, is a bird which is endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Despite its name, it is not a true finch, but rather a member of the large Emberizidae family, which also includes buntings, American sparrows, juncos and towhees. It is the only member of the genus Pezopetes. [more]

Pipilo

A Towhee is any one of a number of species of birds in the Pipilo within the family Emberizidae (which also includes the buntings, American sparrows, and juncos). [more]

Plectrophenax

Plectrophenax is a small genus of birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. [more]

Pooecetes

The Vesper Sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus, is a medium-sized . It is the only member of the genus Pooecetes (Baird 1858). [more]

Pselliophorus

Pselliophorus is a genus of in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Spizella

The genus Spizella (, 1832) is a group of American sparrows in the family Emberizidae. [more]

Torreornis

The Zapata Sparrow, Torreornis inexpectata, is a medium sized grey and yellow bird that lives in the grasslands of the and elsewhere on the island of Cuba. Measuring about 16.5 cm (6.5 in) in length, it is grey and yellow overall with a dark reddish-brown crown and olive-grey upperparts. [more]

Urocynchramus

The Przewalski's Finch, Urocynchramus pylzowi, is an unusual bird from the mountains of central-west China. Its taxonomic affinities were unclear for a long time, giving rise to other common names, the Pink-tailed Bunting and the Przewalski's Rosefinch. Groth (2000) proposed that it should in fact be regarded neither as a finch nor a bunting, but as the only member of the family Urocynchramidae, (something that had been originally proposed in the German ornithological literature as long ago as 1918 by Domaniewski, and also by Wolters in 1979) and this change was adopted in the sixth edition of the Clements checklist . The species is named for Nikolai Przhevalsky, the Russian explorer who described it. [more]

Xenospiza

The Sierra Madre Sparrow (Xenospiza baileyi) is an endangered, range-restricted, enigmatic endemic to some mountain ranges in and near the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. It is threatened with extinction due to habitat loss. [more]

Zonotrichia

Zonotrichia is a of five American sparrows of the family Emberizidae. Four of the species are North American, but the Rufous-collared Sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and on Hispaniola. [more]

At least 51 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zonotrichia.

More info about the Genus Zonotrichia may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: November 20, 2008