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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 5½″ (14 cm). Grey/brown upperparts, black streaks; white lower breast, belly, undertail coverts. Black head, throat, upper breast, white collar and moustache stripe. Black tail with white outer feathers. Female lacks black. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Asia]]; western mainland of [[Alaska]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Reed beds in wetlands, lakes, and along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 28 September 2007
- Emberiza pallasi
Identification
5½″ (14 cm). Grey/brown upperparts, black streaks; white lower breast, belly, undertail coverts. Black head, throat, upper breast, white collar and moustache stripe. Black tail with white outer feathers. Female lacks black.
Distribution
Asia; western mainland of Alaska.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Reed beds in wetlands, lakes, and along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands.
