Towhees & Sparrows (NA)
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Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds.
They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings.
In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. The family also includes the North American birds known as juncos and towhees.
Their habits are similar to those of finches, with which they sometimes used to be grouped. Older sources may place some emberizids in the Fringillidae, and the common names of some emberizids still refer to them as finches.
Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.
Genus: Arremonops
Genus: Pipilo
- Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Canyon Towhee (Pipilo fuscus)
- California Towhee (Pipilo crissalis)
- Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti)
Genus: Aimophila
- Rufous-winged Sparrow (Aimophila carpalis)
- Cassin's Sparrow (Aimophila cassinii)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis)
- Botteri's Sparrow (Aimophila botterii)
- Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila ruficeps)
- Five-striped Sparrow (Aimophila quinquestriata)
Genus: Spizella
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Worthen's Sparrow (Spizella wortheni)
- Black-chinned Sparrow (Spizella atrogularis)
Genus: Pooecetes
Genus: Chondestes
Genus: Amphispiza
Genus: Calamospiza
Genus: Passerculus
Genus: Ammodramus
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Baird's Sparrow (Ammodramus bairdii)
- Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
- Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii)
- Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni)
- Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus)
- Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)
Genus: Passerella
Genus: Melospiza
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
Genus: Zonotrichia
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Genus: Junco
Genus: Calcarius
- McCown's Longspur (Calcarius mccownii)
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
- Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus)
- Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Genus: Emberiza
- Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
- Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
- Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
- Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola)
- Gray Bunting (Emberiza variabilis)
- Pallas's Bunting (Emberiza pallasi)
- Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Genus: Plectrophenax
Genus: Sporophila
Genus: Tiaris
