Family Emberizidae
(buntings, American sparrows, and relatives)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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  Passerida
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  Muscicapoidea (thrushes, sparrows, and relatives)
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  Passeroidea (sparrows and relatives)
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  Family Emberizidae (buntings, American sparrows, and relatives)
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  Genus Acanthidops
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  Genus Aimophila (aimophila sparrows)
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  Genus Amaurospiza
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  Genus Ammodramus (grassland sparrows)
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  Genus Amphispiza (desert sparrows)
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  Genus Arremon
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  Genus Arremonops (olive sparrows)
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  Genus Atlapetes
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  Genus Buarremon
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  Genus Calamospiza (lark buntings)
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  Genus Calcarius (longspurs)
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  Genus Camarhynchus
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  Genus Catamenia
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  Genus Certhidea
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  Genus Charitospiza
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  Genus Chondestes (lark sparrows)
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  Genus Coryphaspiza
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  Genus Coryphospingus
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  Genus Diuca
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  Genus Dolospingus
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  Genus Donacospiza
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  Genus Emberiza (Eurasian buntings)
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  Genus Emberizoides
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  Genus Embernagra
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  Genus Euneornis
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  Genus Geospiza
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  Genus Gubernatrix
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  Genus Haplospiza
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  Genus Idiopsar
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  Genus Incaspiza
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  Genus Junco (juncos)
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  Genus Latoucheornis
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  Genus Lophospingus
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  Genus Loxigilla (Antillean bullfinches)
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  Genus Loxipasser
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  Genus Lysurus
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  Genus Melanodera
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  Genus Melanospiza
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  Genus Melophus
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  Genus Melopyrrha
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  Genus Melospiza (song sparrows)
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  Genus Melozone
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  Genus Myospiza
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  Genus Nesospiza
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  Genus Oreothraupis
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  Genus Oriturus
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  Genus Oryzoborus
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  Genus Paroaria (neotropical cardinals)
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  Genus Passerculus (savannah sparrows)
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  Genus Passerella (fox sparrows)
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  Genus Pezopetes
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  Genus Phrygilus
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  Genus Piezorhina
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  Genus Pinaroloxias
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  Genus Pipilo (towhees)
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  Genus Plectrophenax (snow buntings)
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  Genus Pooecetes (vesper sparrows)
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  Genus Poospiza
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  Genus Porphyrospiza
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  Genus Pselliophorus
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  Genus Rhodospingus
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  Genus Rowettia
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  Genus Saltatricula
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  Genus Sicalis (saffron finches)
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  Genus Spizella (chipping sparrows)
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  Genus Sporophila (seedeaters)
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  Genus Tiaris (grassquits)
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  Genus Torreornis
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  Genus Urothraupis
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  Genus Volatinia
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  Genus Xenospingus
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  Genus Xenospiza
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  Genus Zonotrichia (crowned sparrows)