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Alternative names: Japanese Grey Bunting
- Emberiza variabilis
Identification
Distribution
Found in East Asia on southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (Russia) to northern Japan. Winters south to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Has been recorded in Korea, China and Taiwan.
Taxonomy
Regarded as monotypic by Clements. However other authorities accept two subspecies, the nominate and musica from south Kamchatka.
Habitat
Mixed deciduous and coniferous forest, usually with thickets or dwarf bamboo.
Behaviour
Skulking.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
