Yellow-breasted Bunting
Emberiza aureola (Pallas, 1773)
YO
YBSBU
18760
Family: Passeriformes > Emberizidae
Once very common across much of northern Eurasia, Yellow-breasted Bunting has undergone a very large population decline that has been linked to agricultural change and hunting pressure. Although recorded here on more than 200 occasions, this is now an increasingly rare visitor to Britain & Ireland.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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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.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Critically Endangered |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Critically Endangered 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Norfolk, 1905 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
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 Yellow-breasted 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
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Field Codes
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2-letter: YO | 5-letter code: YBSBU | Euring: 18760 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Winter use of wild bird cover crops by passerines on farmland in northeast England
- An evaluation of Canada's Permanent Cover Program: habitat for grassland birds?
- Breeding productivity of Bachman's sparrows in fire-managed longleaf pine forests
Read more studies about Yellow-breasted Bunting on Conservation Evidence >
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