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Revision as of 13:02, 5 November 2017
- Emberiza spodocephala
Identification
13·5–16 cm (5¼-6¼ in)
Breeding male
- Head dark olive-grey
- Yellow green and black markings between bill and eye
- Upperparts brown, heavily streaked with black
- Brown rump
- Dark brown tail
- Yellow-white underparts
- Fine dark brown flank streaks
- Pink stout bill
Female and young birds
- Weaker head pattern
- Olive-grey cheeks
- Weak creamy-white supercilium
- Underparts creamy yellow heavily streaked with dark brown.
Distribution
Eastern Europe and Asia
Eastern Europe: Finland
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, India, eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. s. spodocephala:
- E. s. personata:
- Sakhalin and southern Kuril Island to Honshu; winters to Ryukyu Island
- E. s. sordida:
Habitat
Reedbeds and wetland scrub. Dense undergrowth beside streams and rivers in taiga areas. Also on farmland, close to water.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a nest in a tree or on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs. There is generally a second brood.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of seeds; the young are fed insects.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Black faced Bunting Jiuzhagou june 011 .mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by china guy, Jiuzaighou, Sichuan, China June 2011
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/
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread with discussion and pictures of younger Black-faced Bunting
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Bunting
External Links
