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'''Alternative name: Pallas's Reed Bunting''' | '''Alternative name: Pallas's Reed Bunting''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Pallas's Bunting 20170622 Ulaan Bataar South.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding male, subspecies ''lydiae''<br />Photo by {{user|WickWelsh|WickWelsh}}<br />South of Ulaan Bataar, [[Mongolia]], July 2017]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] pallasi | ;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] pallasi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 12-13.5 cm, weight 10-20 g<br /> | + | [[Image:P1020064.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|BIJ|BIJ}}<br />[[Yeyahu Nature Reserve]], Beijing, [[China]], April 2009]] |
| + | Length 12-13.5 cm (4¾-5¼ in), weight 10-20 g<br /> | ||
Overall, a pale bunting similar to a small [[Reed Bunting]] but with a 'frosted' appearance. Bill small, conical, with a straight culmen.<br /> | Overall, a pale bunting similar to a small [[Reed Bunting]] but with a 'frosted' appearance. Bill small, conical, with a straight culmen.<br /> | ||
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
*Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks; little or no brown tones | *Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks; little or no brown tones | ||
| − | *White lower breast, belly, undertail coverts | + | *White lower breast, belly, undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
*Black head, throat, upper breast | *Black head, throat, upper breast | ||
| − | *White collar and moustachial stripe | + | *White collar and [[Topography#Heads|moustachial]] stripe |
*Black tail with white outer feathers | *Black tail with white outer feathers | ||
*Bill black in breeding season, paler pinkish in winter<br /> | *Bill black in breeding season, paler pinkish in winter<br /> | ||
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*Bill pinkish | *Bill pinkish | ||
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| − | [[Reed Bunting]] is very similar, but slightly larger and much darker and browner; also has a stouter bill with a slightly curved culmen and dark grey where Pallas's is pink (both have black bills in breeding males). | + | [[Reed Bunting]] is very similar, but slightly larger and much darker and browner; also has a stouter bill with a slightly curved [[Topography#Beaks|culmen]] and dark grey where Pallas's is pink (both have black bills in breeding males). |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: breeds in northeast Asia in eastern [[Russia]] and [[Mongolia]], winters in [[China]], [[Japan]] (rare), [[Korea]] and [[Taiwan]]. A very rare vagrant to Europe in late autumn. | [[Asia]]: breeds in northeast Asia in eastern [[Russia]] and [[Mongolia]], winters in [[China]], [[Japan]] (rare), [[Korea]] and [[Taiwan]]. A very rare vagrant to Europe in late autumn. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. p. polaris'': | *''E. p. polaris'': | ||
:*[[Siberia]] to Sea of Okhotsk; winters to Manchuria to eastern [[China]] | :*[[Siberia]] to Sea of Okhotsk; winters to Manchuria to eastern [[China]] | ||
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:*Mountains of central Mongolia | :*Mountains of central Mongolia | ||
| − | An additional subspecies ''minor'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[ | + | An additional subspecies ''minor'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Breeds in wetland reed beds and beside lakes; along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands. On passage found in more scrubby areas. | Breeds in wetland reed beds and beside lakes; along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands. On passage found in more scrubby areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They feed mainly on seeds and other plant materials with insects and invertebrates in the winter time. During the breeding season they concentrate on invertebrates. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Their nest is constructed from grass and sedges and lined with hair and fine grasses. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
#What Bird | #What Bird | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Emberiza+pallasi}} | {{GSearch|Emberiza+pallasi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Emberiza]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Emberiza]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 1 September 2017
Alternative name: Pallas's Reed Bunting
- Emberiza pallasi
Identification
Length 12-13.5 cm (4¾-5¼ in), weight 10-20 g
Overall, a pale bunting similar to a small Reed Bunting but with a 'frosted' appearance. Bill small, conical, with a straight culmen.
Male
- Greyish-brown upperparts with black streaks; little or no brown tones
- White lower breast, belly, undertail coverts
- Black head, throat, upper breast
- White collar and moustachial stripe
- Black tail with white outer feathers
- Bill black in breeding season, paler pinkish in winter
Female
- Lacks black in plumage
- Slightly browner overall
- Bill pinkish
Similar species
Reed Bunting is very similar, but slightly larger and much darker and browner; also has a stouter bill with a slightly curved culmen and dark grey where Pallas's is pink (both have black bills in breeding males).
Distribution
Asia: breeds in northeast Asia in eastern Russia and Mongolia, winters in China, Japan (rare), Korea and Taiwan. A very rare vagrant to Europe in late autumn.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- E. p. polaris:
- E. p. pallasi:
- Mountains of central and eastern Asia; winters to western China
- E. p. lydiae:
- Mountains of central Mongolia
An additional subspecies minor is not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Breeds in wetland reed beds and beside lakes; along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands. On passage found in more scrubby areas.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed mainly on seeds and other plant materials with insects and invertebrates in the winter time. During the breeding season they concentrate on invertebrates.
Breeding
Their nest is constructed from grass and sedges and lined with hair and fine grasses.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- What Bird
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pallas's Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pallas%27s_Bunting
