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Yellow-browed Bunting
Emberiza chrysophrys
Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) is a member of the Emberizidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 18 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 chrysophrys
Where it lives
Temperate eastern Palearctic taiga: Irkutsk Oblast and Sakha Republic (south-central, east-central Russia)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Emberizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed Bunting is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Yellow-browed Bunting is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) is a member of the Emberizidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL temperate e Palearctic taiga: Irkutsk Oblast and Sakha Republic (sc, ec Russia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 2.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Bunting?
The Yellow-browed Bunting is a small bird that weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Bunting live?
The Yellow-browed Bunting is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL temperate e Palearctic taiga: Irkutsk Oblast and Sakha Republic (sc, ec Russia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-browed Bunting belong to?
The Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) belongs to the Emberizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Bunting eat?
The Yellow-browed Bunting is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-browed Bunting migrate?
The Yellow-browed Bunting is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Bunting make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed 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 Yellow-browed Bunting's range?
The Yellow-browed Bunting has a mapped global range of about 2.5 million km².
Conservation
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