Tibetan bunting
| Tibetan bunting | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. koslowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza koslowi Bianchi, 1904 | |
The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau.[1]
Etymology
The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.[2]
Description
The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured.[3]
Behaviour
The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures.[4] Female lays 3 or 4 eggs.[3]
They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer.[3]
Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2012). "Emberiza koslowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Mike Grayson (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-8018-9304-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 McKenna, Phil (October 2011). "A Buddhist Monk Saves One of the World's Rarest Birds". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Thewlis, R.M.; R.P. Martins (2000). "Observations of the breeding biology and behaviour of Kozlov’s Bunting Emberiza koslowi". Forktail 16: 57–59. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links
- Tibetan bunting photos and videos on The Internet Bird Collection