Emberiza rustica

E710831

Emberiza rustica, commonly known as the rustic bunting, is a small migratory passerine bird found across northern Eurasia, typically inhabiting forest edges and shrubby wetlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
bunting
migratory bird
passerine
averageLength about 13–14 cm
binomialName Emberiza rustica NERFINISHED
bodySize small passerine
breedingRange northern Asia
northern Europe
breedingSeason late spring to summer in northern range
breedingSite ground
class Aves
clutchSize 4–6 eggs
commonName rustic bunting
describedBy Peter Simon Pallas NERFINISHED
describedInYear 1776
diet insects
other small invertebrates
seeds
family Emberizidae NERFINISHED
femalePlumage more uniformly streaked and duller than male
genus Emberiza NERFINISHED
habitat forest edges
shrubby wetlands
taiga forest
woodland clearings
IUCNStatus Vulnerable
kingdom Animalia
maleBreedingPlumage dark head with white supercilium and moustachial stripe
migrationDirection southward in autumn
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant
nativeRange northern Eurasia
nestType cup-shaped nest
nonBreedingRange eastern Asia
occursIn China NERFINISHED
Finland NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Scandinavia NERFINISHED
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumage streaked brown upperparts
whitish underparts with streaking
song high-pitched series of short notes
taxonRank species
threat agricultural intensification
habitat loss
logging in breeding areas
trapping

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Emberizidae includes Emberiza rustica