Old World Buntings
Emberiza
Emberiza is a genus of passerine birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. Created by Carl Linnaeus in his epic 1758 treatise, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, the genus contains 41 extant and one extinct species.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 44 known species
Yellowhammer
speciesEmberiza citrinella
Reed Bunting
speciesEmberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting
speciesEmberiza calandra
Cirl Bunting
speciesEmberiza cirlus
Rock Bunting
speciesEmberiza cia
Meadow Bunting
speciesEmberiza cioides
Ortolan Bunting
speciesEmberiza hortulana
Black-faced Bunting
speciesEmberiza spodocephala
Rustic Bunting
speciesEmberiza rustica
Masked Bunting
speciesEmberiza personata
Little Bunting
speciesEmberiza pusilla
Yellow-throated Bunting
speciesEmberiza elegans
Black-headed Bunting
speciesEmberiza melanocephala
Pine Bunting
speciesEmberiza leucocephalos
House Bunting
speciesEmberiza sahari
Cape Bunting
speciesEmberiza capensis
Yellow-breasted Bunting
speciesEmberiza aureola
Golden-breasted Bunting
speciesEmberiza flaviventris
Chestnut-eared Bunting
speciesEmberiza fucata
Yellowhammer × Pine Bunting
hybridEmberiza citrinella × leucocephalos
Pallas's Bunting
speciesEmberiza pallasi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
speciesEmberiza tahapisi
Lark-like Bunting
speciesEmberiza impetuani
Godlewski's Bunting
speciesEmberiza godlewskii
Red-headed Bunting
speciesEmberiza bruniceps
Yellow-browed Bunting
speciesEmberiza chrysophrys
Tristram's Bunting
speciesEmberiza tristrami
Crested Bunting
speciesEmberiza lathami
Grey-necked Bunting
speciesEmberiza buchanani
Grey Bunting
speciesEmberiza variabilis
Chestnut Bunting
speciesEmberiza rutila
Cretzschmar's Bunting
speciesEmberiza caesia
Yellow Bunting
speciesEmberiza sulphurata
Striolated Bunting
speciesEmberiza striolata
Ochre-rumped Bunting
speciesEmberiza yessoensis
White-capped Bunting
speciesEmberiza stewarti
Gosling's Bunting
speciesEmberiza goslingi
Cabanis's Bunting
speciesEmberiza cabanisi
Slaty Bunting
speciesEmberiza siemsseni
Cinereous Bunting
speciesEmberiza cineracea
Brown-rumped Bunting
speciesEmberiza affinis
Somali Bunting
speciesEmberiza poliopleura
Tibetan Bunting
speciesEmberiza koslowi
Rufous-backed Bunting
speciesEmberiza jankowskii
Socotra Bunting
speciesEmberiza socotrana
Long-legged Bunting
speciesEmberiza alcoveri
Emberiza goslingi × tahapisi
hybridEmberiza goslingi × tahapisi
Emberiza bruniceps × melanocephala
hybridEmberiza bruniceps × melanocephala
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.814
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.815
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.815
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.814
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.670
Historiae Animalium Liber III: De Avium Natura
Conrad Gesner · 1555 · p.670
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9186.