genus

Emberiza

Emberiza is a genus in the family Emberizidae. This database currently files 57 species under it, 2 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed: 57
Threatened: 2
Countries recorded: 1
With a free photo: 75%
Weight range: 13 g – 48.5 g

Best-known members of Emberiza

Ranked by popularity score.

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Emberizidae

Common reed bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Emberizidae

Corn bunting

Emberiza calandra

Emberizidae

Ortolan bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Emberizidae

Black-headed bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Emberizidae

Yellow-breasted bunting

Emberiza aureola

Emberizidae

Rock bunting

Emberiza cia

Emberizidae

Little bunting

Emberiza pusilla

Emberizidae

How threatened is Emberiza?

44 of 57 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	1	2%
ENEndangered	1	2%
NTNear Threatened	4	9%
LCLeast Concern	38	86%

Where is Emberiza found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Sweden3

All species in Emberiza

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Emberizidae	Least Concern	29.7 g	Not recorded
Common reed bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18.4 g	Not recorded
Corn bunting	Emberiza calandra	Emberizidae	Least Concern	48.5 g	Not recorded
Ortolan bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Emberizidae	Least Concern	19.9 g	Not recorded
Black-headed bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Emberizidae	Least Concern	28.3 g	Not recorded
Yellow-breasted bunting	Emberiza aureola	Emberizidae	Critically Endangered	19.6 g	Not recorded
Rock bunting	Emberiza cia	Emberizidae	Least Concern	23.4 g	Not recorded
Little bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Emberizidae	Least Concern	14.6 g	Not recorded
Rustic bunting	Emberiza rustica	Emberizidae	Near Threatened	20.5 g	Not recorded
Cirl bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Emberizidae	Least Concern	25.6 g	Not recorded
Pine bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Emberizidae	Least Concern	28.5 g	Not recorded
Grey-necked bunting	Emberiza buchanani	Emberizidae	Least Concern	21.2 g	Not recorded
Red-headed bunting	Emberiza bruniceps	Emberizidae	Least Concern	24.8 g	Not recorded
Cretzschmar's bunting	Emberiza caesia	Emberizidae	Least Concern	19.9 g	Not recorded
Cinereous bunting	Emberiza cineracea	Emberizidae	Near Threatened	24.3 g	Not recorded
Black-faced bunting	Emberiza spodocephala	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18.5 g	Not recorded
Crested bunting	Emberiza lathami	Emberizidae	Least Concern	21.9 g	Not recorded
Yellow-browed bunting	Emberiza chrysophrys	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18 g	Not recorded
Pallas's reed bunting	Emberiza pallasi	Emberizidae	Least Concern	14 g	Not recorded
Chestnut bunting	Emberiza rutila	Emberizidae	Least Concern	17.5 g	Not recorded
White-capped bunting	Emberiza stewarti	Emberizidae	Least Concern	16 g	Not recorded
Striolated bunting	Emberiza striolata	Emberizidae	Least Concern	14.8 g	Not recorded
Meadow bunting	Emberiza cioides	Emberizidae	Least Concern	21 g	Not recorded
Yellow-throated bunting	Emberiza elegans	Emberizidae	Least Concern	16.8 g	Not recorded
Chestnut-eared bunting	Emberiza fucata	Emberizidae	Least Concern	19.8 g	Not recorded
House bunting	Emberiza sahari	Emberizidae	Least Concern	14.8 g	Not recorded
Tristram's bunting	Emberiza tristrami	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18 g	Not recorded
Grey bunting	Emberiza variabilis	Emberizidae	Least Concern	23.8 g	Not recorded
Godlewski's bunting	Emberiza godlewskii	Emberizidae	Least Concern	19 g	Not recorded
Jankowski's bunting	Emberiza jankowskii	Emberizidae	Endangered	22.5 g	Not recorded
Tibetan bunting	Emberiza koslowi	Emberizidae	Least Concern	25 g	Not recorded
Yellow bunting	Emberiza sulphurata	Emberizidae	Least Concern	14.9 g	Not recorded
Ochre-rumped bunting	Emberiza yessoensis	Emberizidae	Near Threatened	13.5 g	Not recorded
Somali bunting	Emberiza poliopleura	Emberizidae	Least Concern	15.8 g	Not recorded
Cinnamon-breasted bunting	Emberiza tahapisi	Emberizidae	Least Concern	13 g	Not recorded
Brown-rumped bunting	Emberiza affinis	Emberizidae	Least Concern	15.4 g	Not recorded
Cabanis's bunting	Emberiza cabanisi	Emberizidae	Least Concern	24.9 g	Not recorded
Cape bunting	Emberiza capensis	Emberizidae	Least Concern	20.9 g	Not recorded
Lark-like bunting	Emberiza impetuani	Emberizidae	Least Concern	15.1 g	Not recorded
Slaty bunting	Emberiza siemsseni	Emberizidae	Least Concern	20 g	Not recorded
Socotra bunting	Emberiza socotrana	Emberizidae	Near Threatened	14.4 g	Not recorded
Golden-breasted bunting	Emberiza flaviventris	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18.2 g	Not recorded
Gosling's bunting	Emberiza goslingi	Emberizidae	Least Concern	13 g	Not recorded
Vincent's bunting	Emberiza vincenti	Emberizidae	Not recorded	21.5 g	Not recorded
Masked bunting	Emberiza personata	Emberizidae	Least Concern	18.5 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza atrata	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza familiaris	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza flaveola	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza psittacea	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza granativora	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza guttata	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Pine bunting x yellowhammer	Emberiza leucocephalos x citrinella	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Not recorded	Emberiza meridionalis	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza rufibarba	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza rufigularis	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Emberiza schoeniclus x citrinella	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1
Not recorded	Emberiza schoeniclus x rustica	Emberizidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	1