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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. | 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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Revision as of 19:27, 6 October 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.