Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Emberiza Higher classification American Sparrows Order Passerine | Family Emberizidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Yellowhammer, Common reed bunting, Corn bunting, Ortolan bunting, Cirl bunting |
Yellowhammer song emberiza citrinella
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.
Contents
![Emberiza Rock bunting Wikipedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-912a85db-b918-4423-b4e9-df157cf24c4-resize-750.jpg)
The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The origin of English "bunting" is unknown.
List of species
![Emberiza Emberiza elegans Wikipedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-70a83f30-089e-458e-bd56-67541faa633-resize-750.jpg)
![Emberiza Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Hotspot Birding](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-06bf9a9d-3bb2-41bb-b65e-6242af9c7e6-resize-750.jpg)
![Emberiza FileEmberiza bruniceps Jn Svetlkjpg Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-43f0ce84-bfdc-49de-9570-5c036d82846-resize-750.jpg)
![Emberiza Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata HBW Alive](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-596ddcd4-51c1-4a4c-a6c1-be58dfcb83f-resize-750.jpg)
![Emberiza Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella HBW Alive](https://alchetron.com/cdn/emberiza-9b3eecd8-a16b-4377-b577-d971eedb814-resize-750.jpg)
References
Emberiza Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA