Alternative name: Koslow's Bunting, Koslov's Bunting
- Emberiza koslowi
Identification
16 cm (6¼ in)
- Black crown
- Broad white supercilium
- White throat
- Black upper breast
- Chestnut upper wings
- Longish tail
Distribution
Asia: found in western China (borders of arid Tibet, south-western Qinghai and Sichuan).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Boreal shrubland.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little available information; it is presumed they eat seeds and take insects in the breeding season.
Gallery
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Photo by James Eaton
Kanda Shan, Qinghai, Tibet
Photo by James Eaton
Kanda Shan, Qinghai, Tibet
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tibetan Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tibetan_Bunting
