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Definition: Emberiza

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Old World buntings.[Wordnet].

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Date "Emberiza" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1756. (references)

Common Expressions: Emberiza

Expressions Definition
Emberiza aureola Common in Russia and Siberia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Emberiza citrinella European bunting the male being bright yellow. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Emberiza hortulana Brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Emberiza schoeniclus European bunting inhabiting marshy areas. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Emberiza Old World buntings. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Emberiza


Emberiza

Emberiza
Yellowhammer
Yellowhammer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Emberiza is a genus of passerine birds of the bunting family Emberizidae.

List of species:

  • 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
  • Rufous-backed Bunting, Emberiza jankowskii
  • Grey-hooded Bunting, Emberiza buchanani
  • Cinereous Bunting, Emberiza cineracea
  • Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana
  • Chestnut-breasted 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
  • Socotra Bunting, Emberiza socotrana
  • Cape Bunting, Emberiza capensis
  • Ochre-rumped Bunting, Emberiza yessoensis
  • 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' 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
  • Pallas' Reed Bunting, Emberiza pallasi
  • Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Emberiza". Image Credit.



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genus Emberiza.
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