Abstract:

An amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) method was  used to investigate the relationship and genetic diversity of 28 individuals from 8 species. Twenty eight individuals were divided into two distinct clusters: cluster A included all of birds from Emberiza, cluster B included Calarius lapponicas and Plectrophenax nivalos from Calarius and Plectrophenax respectively. Within these two clusters, subclusters formed largely on the basis of species. In all the clusters, Emberizidae jankowskii, Emberizidae cioides and Emberizidae leucocephalos were grouped into one branch, while Emberizidae schoeniclus, Emberizidae pallasi and Emberizidae yessoensis
were grouped into the other  branch. This indicates that they have blood relationships. C.lapponicas and P.nivalos in the bottom of the branchs supports that they should be separated from Emberiza.

Key words: bunting, amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), genetic diversity, relationship