Emberizidae (Buntings, Sparrows and allies)
Order Passeriformes
329 species in 70 genera

Size: Between 9 and 25 cm.

Distribution: Present in all the world, excepting Australia and Antarctica.

Habitat: Mainly open areas, pastures and tundra.

Feeding: Seeds, fruits and invertebrates.

Breeding: Open cup placed in a low bush. 2-7 eggs. Incubation 10-14 days. Nestling period 10-15 days.

Threat status: 34 threatened species (6 Critically Endangered, 12 Endangered and 16 Vulnerable). [+info]
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Plumbeous Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus unicolor
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
White-collared Seedeater
Sporophila torqueola
Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
White-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila leucoptera
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Oryzoborus funereus
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Oryzoborus angolensis
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-thighed Finch
Pselliophorus tibialis
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch
Arremon brunneinucha
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra