Black-headed Bunting

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Emberizidae
Genus:	Emberiza
Species:	E. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Emberizidae are a large family of Passerine Birds They are seed-eating Birds with a distinctively shaped bill Emberiza is a genus of Passerine Birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. melanocephala

Binomial name

Emberiza melanocephala
Scopoli, 1769

The Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopoli) ( June 3, 1723 &ndash May 8, 1788) was a Tyrolian Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Finches are Passerine Birds often Seed -eating found chiefly in the northern hemisphere and Africa.

It breeds in southeast Europe east to Iran. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. It is migratory, wintering in India. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It is a rare but regular wanderer to western Europe.

Black-headed Bunting breeds in open scrubby areas including agricultural land. It lays 4-6 eggs in a nest in a tree or bush. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.

This bird is 17cm long, larger than Reed Bunting, and long-tailed. The Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, is a Passerine Bird in the bunting family Emberizidae a group now separated by most modern authors from The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, chestnut upperparts and a black hood.

The female is a washed-out version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a greyish head. The juvenile is similar, and both can be difficult to separate from the corresponding plumages of the closely related Red-headed Bunting. The Red-headed Bunting, Emberiza bruniceps, is a Passerine Bird in the bunting family Emberizidae a group now separated by most modern authors

The call is a soft zrit, and the song is a jerky zrit. . zrit…zrit…srut. . srut…srut.

References

BirdLife International (2004). Emberiza melanocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

Black-Headed Bunting From Turkey

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