Reed Bunting

Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species: E. schoeniclus
Binomial name
Emberiza schoeniclus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The 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.

It breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reedbeds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation.

The familiar, if somewhat monotonous, song of the cock is a repetitive zrip.

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Description

A male in winter in England

The Reed Bunting is a medium sized bird, 13.5-15.5 cm 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.

Food and feeding

Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. The nest is in a bush or reed tussock. 4-7 eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of those of buntings.

Gallery

  • In natural shore habitat

  • Female

  • Chirp

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Emberiza schoeniclus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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  • reed bunting — noun European bunting inhabiting marshy areas • Syn: ↑Emberiza schoeniclus • Hypernyms: ↑bunting • Member Holonyms: ↑Emberiza, ↑genus Emberiza * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • reed bunting — Reedling Reed ling (r[=e]d l[i^]ng), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser butcher bird}. [1913 Webster] Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • reed bunting — noun a bunting that frequents reed beds and hedgerows, the male having a black head and white collar. [Emberiza schoeniclus.] …   English new terms dictionary

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  • reed bunting — noun A passerine bird, Emberiza schoeniclus, sparrow sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail …   Wiktionary

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