Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies :: Black-faced Bunting

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala

Described by: Pallas (1776)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Kasai Rinkan Koen, Tokyo, Japan - Mar 24, 2005 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Mar 25, 2005 © William Hull  Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Feb 16, 2002 © William Hull 
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Range

(1) C. and e. Asia in c. and s. Siberia n. to Yakutia s. to ne. China, n. Korea.
Winters in e. China and Taiwan.
(2) Sakhalin Is., Kuril Is. and n. Japan (Hokkaido s. to c. Honshu).
Winters in s. Japan (Ryukyu Is.).
(3) W. China.
Winters in e. India and n. Burma.

Videos

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Feb 16, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is hopping along the ground and feeding.

Yatsu Higata Nature Observation Center, Chiba, Japan - Feb 16, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is hopping along the ground and feeding.

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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