Melophinae
| Melophinae | |
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| File:Black-headed Bunting.png | |
| Black-headed Bunting | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Clade: | Nine-primaried oscines |
| Clade: | Bunting and sparrow group |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Subfamily: | Melophinae Informal |
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Melophinae is a subfamily of birds in the Emberizidae family. It contains the following species:[1]
- Brown-rumped Bunting, "Melophus" affinis
- Crested Bunting, Melophus lathami
- Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed Bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
The Black-headed and Red-headed Buntings are closely related, and may hybridize where they meet.[2] They tend to to have black on them, while the females are have brown somewhere on their bodies.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ John H. Boyd III (September 12, 2011). "CORE PASSEROIDEA IV: Emberizidae and Passerellidae". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 7-10-2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b Mullarney, Killian (1999). Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691050538.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthor=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Pande, Satish (2011). Birds of Maharashtra. Ela Foundation. ISBN 9788190695589.
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