The cirl bunting, , is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.
Image: Cirl bunting cropped
Image: Emberiza cirlus Valencian Community, Spain female 8 (1)
Emberiza cirlus - MHNT
Cuculus canorus canorus in a spawn of Emberiza cirlus - MHNT
The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus Emberiza, the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 44 species. They are seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills.
Bunting (bird)
Image: A Rare Crested Bunting (50027361348)
Image: Corn Bunting. Miliaria calandra (32291261152)
Image: Goldammer Emberiza citrinella