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Pallas’s Reed Bunting
Emberiza pallasi
Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Pallas’s Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) is a member of the Emberizidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 14 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Emberizidae Buntings
- Genus Emberiza
- Species pallasi
Where it lives
Low Arctic to northern temperate central, eastern Palearctic tundra to tussock grass: northern Yamalia (northeastern European Russia) to southern Chukotka (northeastern Russia), south to Sea of Okhotsk and northern Kamchatka; disjunctly in far northeastern Kazakhstan, Altay (south-central Russia) east to western Amurland, in south through northern, central Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Emberizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) is a member of the Emberizidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL low Arctic to n temperate c, e Palearctic tundra to tussock grass: n Yamalia (ne European Russia) to s Chukotka (ne Russia), s to Sea of Okhotsk and n Kamchatka; disjunctly in far ne Kazakhstan, Altay (sc Russia) e to w Amurland, in s through n, c Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 6.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pallas’s Reed Bunting?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Pallas’s Reed Bunting live?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL low Arctic to n temperate c, e Palearctic tundra to tussock grass: n Yamalia (ne European Russia) to s Chukotka (ne Russia), s to Sea of Okhotsk and n Kamchatka; disjunctly in far ne Kazakhstan, Altay (sc Russia) e to w Amurland, in s through n, c Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Pallas’s Reed Bunting belong to?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi) belongs to the Emberizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pallas’s Reed Bunting eat?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Pallas’s Reed Bunting migrate?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Pallas’s Reed Bunting endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Pallas’s Reed Bunting make?
1 real field recording of the Pallas’s Reed Bunting — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pallas’s Reed Bunting's range?
The Pallas’s Reed Bunting has a mapped global range of about 6.8 million km².
Conservation
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