Emberiza Linnaeus 1758 (old world bunting)

Aves - Passeriformes - Emberizidae

Synonym: Schoeniclus Forster 1817

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Emberizidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Mlikovsky 2002 and Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: Pampaemberiza, Thraupinae

Subtaxa: Emberiza alcoveri Emberiza calandra Emberiza citrinella Emberiza schoeniclus

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Ecology: volant granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Greece (7), Italy (3), New Zealand (1), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (1), Yemen (2)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 19 collections including 25 occurrences

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