Godlewski's bunting

Godlewski's bunting
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species: E. godlewskii
Binomial name
Emberiza godlewskii
Taczanowski, 1874

The Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in China, Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Russia.

Description

The adult's head, neck, and breast are grey over-all with a brown or black eye stripe, "mustache", and crown. Its underparts and rump are an orange/buff wash and its back is mottled orange and black. The tail is black and orange above and white beneath, with a definite notch at the end. It has a sparrow-like beak which is black above and pale below. The legs and feet are light pink.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.

References


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