Rustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
- Family
- Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific rustica is Latin for "rustic, simple".
The rustic bunting was first formally Species description described in 1776 by the Prussian naturalist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas with Dauria give as the type locality.
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Range and habitat
Breeds swamp forest of northern Palearctic from Scandinavia eastward to Kamchatka and Sakhalin; winters to eastern China, southern Japan, Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Rustic 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.
