Ortolano
Emberiza hortulana
Old World Buntings (Emberizidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Nei quiz i giocatori confondono più spesso Ortolano con questi uccelli: o questa specie è stata scelta per errore, o il contrario.
| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Ortolano grigio Emberiza caesia | 43 |
| Zigolo giallo Emberiza citrinella | 28 |
| Migliarino di palude Emberiza schoeniclus | 25 |
| Strillozzo Emberiza calandra | 17 |
| Zigolo nero Emberiza cirlus | 9 |
Famiglia
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.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …