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+ | [[Image:Reed_Bunting.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by '''Richard Ford'''<br/>Male]] | ||
+ | '''Alternative name: Common Reed Bunting''' | ||
;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] schoeniclus | ;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] schoeniclus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
13.5-15.5 cm. Black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, heavily streaked brown back, deeply notched tail. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below. | 13.5-15.5 cm. Black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, heavily streaked brown back, deeply notched tail. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Europe]] | + | [[Europe]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:reedbunting_female.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by '''postcardcv'''<br />Female]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Reedbeds and marshland. | Reedbeds and marshland. | ||
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{{GSearch|Emberiza+schoeniclus}} | {{GSearch|Emberiza+schoeniclus}} | ||
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Alternative name: Common Reed Bunting
- Emberiza schoeniclus
Identification
13.5-15.5 cm. Black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, heavily streaked brown back, deeply notched tail. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Reedbeds and marshland.
Behaviour
Its diet includes seeds and insects when feeding young.
It makes its nest in a bush or reed tussock and 4-7 eggs are laid.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Emberiza schoeniclus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program