Common reed bunting
Common reed bunting | |
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Female – Both at Otmoor, Oxfordshire | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Emberiza |
Species: | E. schoeniclus
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Binomial name | |
Emberiza schoeniclus | |
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Range of E. schoeniclus Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding
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The common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific schoeniclus is from Ancient Greek skhoiniklos, a now unknown waterside bird.[3]
It breeds across Europe and much of the
Taxonomy
The common reed bunting was
The bird family
Subspecies
Nineteen subspecies are recognised, including- E. s. schoeniclus, the
Description
The common reed bunting is a medium-sized bird, 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) long, with a small but sturdy seed-eater's bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below. The song of the male is a repetitive srip.
Behaviour
Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.
Breeding
Breeding normally starts in early April, finishing in late August depending on location and altitude. The species is monogamous[citation needed]. The nest is built using twigs, grass and reeds lined with finer materials such as hair, moss and rootlets in a bush or reed tussock. 4–5 olive-grey eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of those of buntings. The incubation period is 12–15 days where the chicks are fed by both parents.[9]
Status
The reed bunting is not globally threatened and classified as
Gallery
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Emberiza schoeniclus
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A male in winter in England
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In natural shore habitat
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Female
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ID composite
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Eggs
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Leucistic reed bunting
Media related to Emberiza schoeniclus at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1 (10th ed.). Holmiae (Stockholm): Laurentii Salvii. p. 182.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1 (10th ed.). Holmiae (Stockholm): Laurentii Salvii. p. 176.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Buntings". IOC World Bird List. v13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 13.
- S2CID 216412784. Retrieved 13 April 2014. (subscription required)
- . Retrieved 8 May 2020.