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==Identification==
 
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==Distribution==
 
==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]].
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Found in East [[Asia]] on southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands ([[Russia]]) to northern [[Japan]].
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Winters south to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Has been recorded in [[Korea]], [[China]] and [[Taiwan]].
 
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Regarded as monotypic by Clements. However other authorities accept two subspecies, the nominate and ''musica'' from south Kamchatka.
 
Regarded as monotypic by Clements. However other authorities accept two subspecies, the nominate and ''musica'' from south Kamchatka.
 
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Alternative names: Japanese Grey Bunting

Male
Photo by john_wright
Kawahara-ooike, Nagasaki, Japan, April 2011
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

Juvenile male
Photo by john_wright
Kawahara-ooike, Nagasaki, Japan, April 2011

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

  1. 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.

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