Talk:Bunting (bird)

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synonym Emberizidae

Would inclusion of a reference to the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) be appropriate on this page? LarryW 14:38 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It looks that way to me, though I'm not familiar with them. There must be a little taxonomic confusion here: it and several other "buntings" are listed at Cardinal (bird). Is there an American birdo in the house? Tannin

There are two problems with buntings. Firstly, like "finch" and "sparrow", they are terms that are used often without strict reference to taxonomy.

Secondly, I've followed HBW for the cardinals, and Sibley's North American Bird guide also divides American buntings into Cardinaline buntings and Emberizine buntings. Emberizidae and Fringillidae are the two families I need to rewrite, but we need to be careful not to use two systems of taxonomy, so that the same species pops up in two different places.

What I'll do in the short term is to put a pointer to the Cardinaline buntings on bunting (bird), unless someone objects. jimfbleak

OK, I've done that and added a complete Emberizidae species list. This large family needs splitting, with a core at Emberizidae, currently a redirect, Bunting (bird) slimmed to the relevant genera called buntings, American sparrow, flowerpiercer etc... so much to do (and not this week). JIM

[edit] True or false??

True or false: there are other things named Bunting that Wikipedia can have articles on. (I am giving this quiz because Bunting re-directs here and I want to know if it can be made into a dis-ambiguation page. 66.245.12.170 22:56, 25 May 2004 (UTC)

At least Flag_of_the_United_States refers to Bunting.