Grey bunting

The grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Grey bunting
Emberiza variabilis male in Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. variabilis
Binomial name
Emberiza variabilis
Temminck, 1835

It breeds in southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and northern Japan, it migrates to southern Japan and the Nansei archipelago. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

  • Male
  • Female
  • Eggs in MHNT

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Emberiza variabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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