Rufous-backed Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii)

Other Names (World)
Jankowski's Bunting, Rufous-backed Bunting

Family
Emberizidae (Old World Buntings)

Size
16 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Taczanowski, 1888

Habitat
Grassland with scattered scrub or small trees on a sandy substrate, within a narrow semi-humid transitional zone between the Manchurian deciduous forest and Mongolian steppe-vegetation zones.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB), North Korea (B) (NB), Russia (Asian) (B) (NB).

Breeds north-eastern China (eastern Inner Mongolia and adjacent western Jilin).

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agricultural land and pasture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a simple 'chu-chu cha-cha cheee' or 'hsuii dzja dzja dzjeee'. Calls include a single or double 'tsitt', thin 'hsiu' and explosive 'sstlitt' when alarmed.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) [XC324700]
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Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) [XC324701]
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Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Male Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) whch lacks belly patch, has black ear-coverts, chestnut-buff underparts and indistinct grey/brown wing-bar. Female has browner ear-coverts and buffish breast and buff wing-bars.

References
See References.

Files:

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