Chestnut Bunting

Emberiza rutila (Pallas, 1776) CHEBU 18750
Family: Passeriformes > Emberizidae

An extremely rare visitor from eastern Asia. Eastern buntings have been popular cage birds, which may explain why the species was not added to the British List until 2015.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
36 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
36 records

BTO RECORDS

36 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
36 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Chestnut Bunting, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: sit rogenc
Czech: strnad rezavý
Danish: Rødværling
Dutch: Rosse Gors
Estonian: rusketsiitsitaja
Finnish: kastanjasirkku
French: Bruant roux
German: Rötelammer
Hungarian: vörhenyes sármány
Icelandic: Ryðtittlingur
Italian: Zigolo rutilo
Latvian: ruda sterste
Lithuanian: rudoji starta
Norwegian: Kastanjespurv
Polish: trznadel rudy
Portuguese: escrevedeira-ferrugínea
Slovak: strnádka hrdzavá
Slovenian: kostanjevi strnad
Spanish: Escribano herrumbroso
Swedish: rödbrun sparv

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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