Talk:Bunting (bird)
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synonym Emberizidae
Would inclusion of a reference to the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) be appropriate on this page? LarryW 14:38 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)
It looks that way to me, though I'm not familiar with them. There must be a little taxonomic confusion here: it and several other "buntings" are listed at Cardinal (bird). Is there an American birdo in the house? Tannin
- There are two problems with buntings. Firstly, like "finch" and "sparrow", they are terms that are used often without strict reference to taxonomy.
- Secondly, I've followed HBW for the cardinals, and Sibley's North American Bird guide also divides American buntings into Cardinaline buntings and Emberizine buntings. Emberizidae and Fringillidae are the two families I need to rewrite, but we need to be careful not to use two systems of taxonomy, so that the same species pops up in two different places.
- What I'll do in the short term is to put a pointer to the Cardinaline buntings on bunting (bird), unless someone objects. jimfbleak
- OK, I've done that and added a complete Emberizidae species list. This large family needs splitting, with a core at Emberizidae, currently a redirect, Bunting (bird) slimmed to the relevant genera called buntings, American sparrow, flowerpiercer etc... so much to do (and not this week). JIM
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True or false??
True or false: there are other things named Bunting that Wikipedia can have articles on. (I am giving this quiz because Bunting re-directs here and I want to know if it can be made into a dis-ambiguation page. 66.245.12.170 22:56, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
At least Flag_of_the_United_States refers to Bunting.
