Slaty bunting

Slaty bunting
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Latoucheornis
(Bangs, 1931)
Species: L. siemsseni
Binomial name
Latoucheornis siemsseni
(Martens, 1906)
Synonyms

Emberiza siemsseni

The slaty bunting (Latoucheornis siemsseni) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is usually considered monotypic within the genus Latoucheornis, though some taxonomists place it in the genus Emberiza.[2]

Range

It is endemic to China.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Latoucheornis siemsseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Byers, Clive; Olsson, Urban; Curson, Jon (1995). Buntings and Sparrows. London, UK: Pica Press. pp. 105–106.