Buntings

Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

The Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) is a 21 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Buntings

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Japan, Republic of Korea, China, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Dem. Rep. Korea.

Where to see it: Rason Lake (Dem. Rep. Korea); 백령도(Baengnyeong-do (island)) (Republic of Korea); Hyangsan (Dem. Rep. Korea); Khovd Bird Ringing Station, Khovd, MN (Mongolia); Khurkh Bird Ringing Station, Khentii, MN (Mongolia).

Photo: (c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist