Corn Bunting

Also known as Emberiza calandra

species of bird

AI overview

The Corn Bunting is a species of bird found in open grassland and agricultural areas across Europe and Asia. It matters to birdwatchers and conservationists as an indicator of healthy farmland habitats, though its populations have declined significantly in recent decades.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Emberiza
Image: Miliaria calandra-Corn Bunting.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Emberiza calandra
Commons category: Emberiza calandra
Commons gallery: Emberiza calandra
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
wingspan: 29
litter size: 4.1
egg incubation period: 13
short name: E. calandra
taxon range: Africa
taxon common name: Escribano Triguero
regional conservation status: Endangered status

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Encyclopedic overview

The corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This is a large bunting with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. The sexes are similar but the male is slightly larger than the female. Its range extends from Western Europe and North Africa across to northwestern China.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Corn Bunting” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.