Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
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The Black-headed Bunting is a medium-sized bunting; breeding males are brilliantly colored with a jet-black head, chestnut back, and bright yellow underparts, while females are more cryptically brown. It breeds in open scrublands, farmland, and steppe from southeastern Europe through the Middle East to central Asia, migrating to the Indian subcontinent in winter. It feeds on seeds, grain, and insects.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 18,9 cm | 7.4 in |
| Peso | 28,0 g | 0.99 oz |
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: CP. Incubation: 10-16 days. Fledging: 14-16 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
4-5
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Passeriformes (Aves Canoras) |
| Familia | Emberizidae (Escribanos) |
| Genus | Emberiza |
| Especies | Emberiza melanocephala |
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | درسة سوداء الرأس |
| Chinese | 黑头鹀 |
| French | Bruant mélanocéphale |
| German | Kappenammer |
| Indonesian | Serisik kepala-hitam |
| Japanese | ズグロチャキンチョウ |
| Korean | 검은머리멧새 |
| Portuguese | escrevedeira-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Черноголовая овсянка |
| Turkish | Karabaşlı kirazkuşu |
Distribution
Black-headed Bunting has been recorded in 9 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Emberizidae family