Godlewski's Bunting

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Godlewski's Bunting
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species: E. godlewskii
Binomial name
Emberiza godlewskii
Taczanowski, 1874

The Godlewski's Bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.

Range

It is found in China, Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Russia. See range map here.

Appearance

Adult's head, neck, and breast grey over-all with brown or black eye stripe, "mustache", and crown. Underparts and rump are an orange/buff wash and back is mottled orange and black. Tail is black and orange above and white beneath, with definite notch at the end. Sparrow-like beak is black above and pale below. Legs and feet light pink.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.

References


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