Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys (Pallas, 1776) YEBBU 18710
Family: Passeriformes > Emberizidae

A medium-sized migratory bunting that breeds in central Siberia. Many aspects of the Yellow-browed Bunting's ecology are poorly described and this is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with just a handful of records.

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

BTO RECORDS

13 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
13 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 Yellow-browed 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 cellagroc
Czech: strnad zlatobrvý
Danish: Gulbrynet Værling
Dutch: Geelbrauwgors
Estonian: evengi tsiitsitaja
Finnish: kultakulmasirkku
French: Bruant à sourcils jaunes
German: Gelbbrauenammer
Hungarian: tajgasármány
Icelandic: Kvisttittlingur
Italian: Zigolo dai sopraccigli gialli
Latvian: zeltacu sterste
Lithuanian: geltonbruve starta
Norwegian: Gulbrynspurv
Polish: trznadel zlotobrewy
Portuguese: escrevedeira-de-sobrolho
Slovak: strnádka zlatobrvá
Slovenian: sibirski strnad
Spanish: Escribano cejigualdo
Swedish: gulbrynad sparv

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

Read more studies about Yellow-browed Bunting on Conservation Evidence >

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