Striolated Bunting - BirdForum Opus

Photo by vaibhav mishra
Kutchh, Gujarat, India, December 2009

Emberiza striolata

Identification

14cm long

• Chestnut body
• Grey head with darker streaking
  

Female: head is brownish-grey with more diffuse streaking

Distribution

Africa, Middle East and Asia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• E. s. striolata

• North-eastern Africa to Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and central India

• E. s. saturatior:

• Highlands of central Sudan, south-western Ethiopia and north-western Kenya

• E. s. jebelmarrae:

• Highlands of west-central Sudan (Jebel Marra)

Was formerly considered conspecific with House Bunting.

Habitat

Rocky substratum, dry scrub, thorn forests irrigated fields, mountain sides.

Behaviour

Breeding

The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which is laid in a nest built in a hole in a wall or building. Incubation is 14 days.

Diet

The diet consits mostly of seeds, however insects are fed to the young.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striolated Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striolated_Bunting

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