Emberiza
| Emberiza | |
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| Yellowhammer (E. citrinella) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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38, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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,[1] the genus contains 41 extant and one extinct species.
The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting.[2] The origin of English "bunting" is unknown.[3]
List of species
- Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
- Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
- Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
- Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus
- Tibetan bunting, Emberiza koslowi
- Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
- Godlewski's bunting, Emberiza godlewskii
- Meadow bunting, Emberiza cioides
- Jankowski's bunting, Emberiza jankowskii
- Grey-necked bunting, Emberiza buchanani
- Cinereous bunting, Emberiza cineracea
- Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
- White-capped bunting, Emberiza stewarti
- Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia
- House bunting, Emberiza sahari
- Striolated bunting, Emberiza striolata
- Lark-like bunting, Emberiza impetuani
- Cinnamon-breasted bunting, Emberiza tahapisi
- Gosling's bunting, Emberiza goslingi
- Socotra bunting, Emberiza socotrana
- Cape bunting, Emberiza capensis
- Vincent's bunting, Emberiza vincenti
- Tristram's bunting, Emberiza tristrami
- Chestnut-eared bunting, Emberiza fucata
- Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
- Yellow-browed bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys
- Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
- Yellow-throated bunting, Emberiza elegans
- Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola
- Golden-breasted bunting, Emberiza flaviventris
- Somali bunting, Emberiza poliopleura
- Brown-rumped bunting, Emberiza affinis
- Cabanis's bunting, Emberiza cabanisi
- Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila
- Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
- Yellow bunting, Emberiza sulphurata
- Black-faced bunting, Emberiza spodocephala
- Grey bunting, Emberiza variabilis
- Common reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
- Pallas's reed bunting, Emberiza pallasi
- Japanese reed bunting, Emberiza yessoensis
- Long-legged bunting, Emberiza alcoveri (prehistoric)
References
- ↑ Byers, Clive; Olsson, Urban; Curson, Jon (1995). Buntings and Sparrows: A Guide to the Buntings and North American Sparrows. Mountfield, East Sussex, UK: Pica Press. p. 107. ISBN 1-873403-19-4.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ "Bunting". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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