- Emberiza personata
Identification
- Brown, streaked upperparts
- Grayish head
- Pale yellow underparts with fine, dark streaking.
Male is darker than female.
Similar Species
Male Black-faced Bunting usually have a full gray hood including the throat. Yellow Bunting has less streaking below.
Distribution
Northeast Asia: Sakhalin and southern Kuril Island to Honshu; winters to Ryukyu Island and possibly a little further to southwest.
Taxonomy
Formerly included in Black-faced Bunting.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Low to mid-elevation, where it prefers moist mixed forest, wintering in woodland and scrub with thick undergrowth, especially dwarf bamboo.
Behaviour
Very skulking.
Vocalisation
A high-pitch “chip!”. Song is a short, slow melody ending in a trill, “chip chew chiriririii”.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Masked Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Masked_Bunting
External Links
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