Land Birds: Songbirds

Emberizine Sparrows

There are 33 species of these ground-dwelling, often secretive birds. They are mostly streaked, have short, conical bills, and feed on seeds in winter and mainly insects in summer. Many species use a hop-scratch technique to kick leaves back and uncover food.


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Emberizine Sparrow Allies: Buntings, Juncos, Longspurs, Towhees