Emberizoides is a small genus of finch-like tanagers found in grassy areas in Central and South America.

The genus Emberizoides was introduced in 1822 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

[2] The type species was later designated as the wedge-tailed grass finch by George Robert Gray.

[5] This genus was traditionally placed with the buntings and New World sparrows in the subfamily Emberizinae within an expanded family Emberizidae.

[4] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Emberizoides was embedded in the tanager family Thraupidae.