Bunting may refer to:

Birds

Bunting (bird) The buntings are a group of Old World passerine birds forming the genus ''Emberiza'', the only genus in the family Emberizidae. The family contains 45 species. They are seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills. Taxonomy The family Emberizid ...

, ''Emberiza'', a group of Old World passerine birds * ''

Passerina The genus ''Passerina'' is a group of birds in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). Although not directly related to Bunting (bird), buntings in the family Emberizidae, they are sometimes known as the North American buntings (the North American ...

'', a group of birds in the Cardinalidae family known as the North American buntings *

Blue bunting The blue bunting (''Cyanocompsa parellina'') is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Taxonomy and systematics ...

, ''Cyanocompsa parellina'' *

Lark bunting The lark bunting (''Calamospiza melanocorys'') is a medium-sized American sparrow native to central and western North America. It was designated the state bird of Colorado in 1931. Taxonomy The lark bunting was monotypic, the only member of the ...

, ''Calamospiza melanocorys'' * ''

Plectrophenax ''Plectrophenax'' is a small genus of passerine birds of the longspur family Calcariidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Plectrophenax'' was introduced in 1882 by the Norwegian born zoologist Leonhard Stejneger with the snow bunting as the type species. ...

'', snow and McKay's buntings *

Lapland longspur The Lapland longspur (''Calcarius lapponicus''), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae, a group separated by most modern authors from the Fringillidae (Old World finches). Etymology The English ...

or Lapland bunting, ''Calcarius lapponicus''

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Bunting (animal behavior) Bunting is a form of animal behavior, often found in cats, in which the animal butts or rubs its head against other things, including people. Bunting as a behaviour can be viewed as a variation of scent rubbing. This is when an animal, typically a ...

Bunting (decoration) A bunting is any festive decorations made of fabric, or of plastic, paper or cardboard in imitation of fabric. Typical forms of buntings are strings of colorful, monochrome, beige triangular flags and lengths of fabric in the colors of nationa ...

, festive decorations *

Bunting (horse) Bunting (1961 – mid-1980s) was a Swedish halfbreed grey horse made famous for his participation in the Olle Hellbom films by Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking. He played Pippi's horse Lilla gubben. Bunting was first called Illbatting and ...

(1961–1985/86), the name of a Swedish horse *

Bunting (surname) Bunting is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Shane Bunting, (born 1975) better known as Madchild; Canadian-born rap artist * Arthur Bunting, British rugby league footballer and coach *Basil Bunting (1900–1985), British moderni ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Bunt (baseball) A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softballOfficial Baseball Rulesdefine a bunt as follows: "A BUNT is a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly within the infield." To bunt, the batter lo ...

, a batting technique

Birds

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