Godlewski's bunting
Appearance
Godlewski's bunting | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Emberiza |
Species: | E. godlewskii
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Binomial name | |
Emberiza godlewskii Taczanowski, 1874
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Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is named after the Polish collector Victor Godlewski who obtained a specimen of which on the basis of which it was described by Taczanowski.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in China, Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Russia.
Description
[edit]The adult's head, neck, and breast are grey over-all with a brown or black eye stripe, "mustache", and crown. Its underparts and rump are an orange/buff wash and its back is mottled orange and black. The tail is black and orange above and white beneath, with a definite notch at the end. It has a sparrow-like beak which is black above and pale below. The legs and feet are light pink.
Habitat
[edit]Its natural habitat is temperate shrubland.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Emberiza godlewskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720899A132004461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720899A132004461.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.