Godlewski's bunting

Godlewski's bunting
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.

Appearance

The adult's head, neck, and breast are grey over-all with a brown or black eye stripe, "mustache", and crown. Its underparts and rump are an orange/buff wash and its back is mottled orange and black. The tail is black and orange above and white beneath, with a definite notch at the end. It has a sparrow-like beak which is black above and pale below. The legs and feet are light pink.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.

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