Cinereous Bunting

Emberiza cineracea

NTNear Threatened

Family: Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
Order: Passeriformes

Overview

The cinereous bunting (Emberiza cineracea) is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This species was first described by Christian Ludwig Brehm.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Greece Lesvos An Aegean island where eastern Mediterranean specialities meet spring migrants.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Range and habitat

Continents

Africa
Asia
Europe

Countries

Azerbaijan
Denmark
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Germany
Greece
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Sweden
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Sources and further reading

Wikipedia: Cinereous bunting
eBird: sightings, maps and photos
xeno-canto: sound recordings
Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
IUCN Red List (threat status)
AviList global checklist (taxonomy)

Last updated September 29, 2026.