. ▁Their ▁flight ▁is ▁strong ▁and ▁direct ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁very ▁gre g ari ous . ▁Their ▁preferred ▁habitat ▁is ▁fairly ▁open ▁country . ▁They ▁eat ▁insect s ▁and ▁fruit . ▁Pl um age ▁is ▁typically ▁dark ▁with ▁a ▁met all ic ▁she en . ▁There ▁are ▁ 3 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Ros y ▁star ling , ▁Past or ▁rose us ▁European ▁star ling , ▁St urn us ▁vul gar is ▁Common ▁my na , ▁Ac rid other es ▁tr ist is ▁( I ) ▁ ▁Old ▁World ▁b unt ings ▁Order : ▁Pass er iformes Family : ▁Em ber iz idae ▁ ▁The ▁em ber iz ids ▁are ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁of ▁passer ine ▁birds . ▁They ▁are ▁seed - e ating ▁birds ▁with ▁distinct ively ▁sh aped ▁b ills . ▁ ▁Many ▁em ber iz id ▁species ▁have ▁distinct ive ▁head ▁patterns . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 1 ▁species ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁Y ellow ham mer , ▁Em ber iza ▁cit rin ella ▁P ine ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber iza ▁le u co ce phal os ▁Rock ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber iza ▁c ia ▁Cin ere ous ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber iza ▁cin er ace a ▁Ort olan ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber iza ▁h ort ul ana ▁C ret z sch mar ' s ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber iza ▁ca esia ▁Little ▁b un ting , ▁Em ber