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Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Emberiza cioides

[edit] Identification

Also known as Siberian Meadow Bunting. 15 to 16.5 cm. Rufous-brown with dark streaks on the back, brown head with white eyebrow, moustachial stripe and throat and grey sides to the neck. The outer tail-feathers are white and the legs are pinkish-brown. Females are similar but are duller and paler with a less well-defined head pattern.

The song is a short, hurried phrase given from a prominent perch. The call is a series of up to four sharp notes.

[edit] Distribution

Siberia, northern and eastern China, eastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Dry, open habitats such as scrub, farmland, grassland and open woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

The nest is built low in bushes or on the ground. 3-5 eggs are laid and are incubated for 11 days. The young birds fledge after another 11 days.

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