Japanese reed bunting
| Japanese reed bunting | |
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| illustration of a breeding male (below) with a reed bunting (above) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. yessoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza yessoensis (Swinhoe, 1863) | |
The Japanese reed bunting or ochre-rumped bunting (Emberiza yessoensis) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.
It is found in China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Emberiza yessoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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