Birds of North America

Buntings

Emberizidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Buntings

The buntings are found throughout all of North America, from the far north in the arctic circle, tundra, conifer forests, urban developments to the grasslands and savannahs of the south. There are 9 species of buntings in North America and another 7 species from Asia, that have been identified and listed as rare visitors.

The Snow Buntings and Mckay's Bunting are our most Northern travellers, the Snow Bunting have the widest range and the Mckay's Bunting are restricted to the Western and South-Western areas of Alaska. Whereas the Lazuli Bunting, Rustic Bunting, Lark Bunting and Indigo Bunting, can be found from Southern Canada into Northern Mexico depending on the time of year.

The Painted Bunting, Varied Bunting and the Blue Bunting live mostly in the Southern States to Central America, the Blue Bunting being the most southern bird.

There are also the rare visitors that happen to show up in North America every now and then from Asia, these consist of the Gray Bunting, Little Bunting, Pallas's Bunting, Pine Bunting, Reed Bunting, Yellow-breasted Bunting and the Yellow-throated Bunting.

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Buntings of North America

Indigo Bunting