Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica [Pallas, 1776] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Emberizidae |
BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 18730 | |
Number in Britain:
9 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
15 cm
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Wingspan: 23 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 20 g
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Scientific name from:
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old German: embritz=bunting and L.: rusticus=rural |
World Distribution:
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BREEDS: ne Europe, n Asia, WINTERS: China & Japan |
Habitat:
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Taiga, wet woodland |
Diet:
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Mostly seeds, insects and spiders in breeding season, often in damp or marshy places |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
East Sussex, 1867
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
430
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