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- Emberiza cia
Identification
Reddish-brown upperparts, white-outer tail feathers, stripey grey-and-black head pattern.
Distribution
Iberia except on Mediterranean coast, southern France, Switzerland, Germany and east into Austria. Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, Hungary.
Taxonomy
Subspecies Nominate cia is found over most of range with slightly larger and paler par in Crimea and Caucasus, more heavily streaked with buff rump. Various other races have been described but differences are very slight.
Habitat
Dry rocky hillsides with sparse vegetation, sometimes vineyards and olive groves, juniper scrub and subalpine meadows. Often at fairly high altitude and reaches 4000m in parts of range, usually under 1500m in Europe.
Behaviour
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Emberiza cia (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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