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 NT    Tibetan Bunting* Id (Atlas):
    Emberiza koslowi

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Tibetan Bunting, Kozlov's Bunting, Koslow's Bunting

Family
Emberizidae (Old World Buntings)

Size
16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bianchi, 1904

Habitat
Barren areas, juniper and rhododendron scrub on valley slopes above the treeline. From c.3,600 - 4,600 m.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B).

Upper reaches of R Lancang Jiang (Mekong), R Nu Jiang (Salween) and R Chang Jiang (Yangtze) in small area of north-eastern Tibetan Plateau around Xizangâ€"southern Qinghai border of China.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

 
Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi) [XC491246]
     by Ding Li Yong from Kanda Shan pass, Nangqian, Qinghai, China (song)

 
Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi) [XC491242]
     by Peter Boesman from Kanda Shan pass, Nangqian, Qinghai, China (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Affinities uncertain, perhaps a distant relative of Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides). Has been thought to be closer to Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos) than to Chestnut Bunting (Emberiza rutila) or Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi) - 10 files


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