The ortolan, also called ortolan bunting, is a Eurasian bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern scholars from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Alemannic German Embritz, a bunting. The specific name hortulana is from the Italian name for this bird, ortolana. The English ortolan is derived from Middle French hortolan, "gardener".
Ortolan bunting
Female
Male
Ortolan bunting bird mount preparation
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