C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Emberizidae

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

CIOC 10392

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Passeriformes · Emberizidae

Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus).

ATK79

DEF53

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 18.4 g
Wingspan: 24 cm
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 79

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 79).

DEF 53

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 53).

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How to identify

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Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: subarctic to temperate Palearctic marshes: British Isles & Scandinavia and Northwestern Russia through Sea of Okhotsk & Kamchatka & Kuril Is. and Sakhalin (Eastern Russia); in Southern through Iberian Pen. and Northwestern Morocco & Eastern through Mediterranean & Turkey & Caucasus & Northern & South-central Iran & Turkmenistan and Tajikistan to Northern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) & Western Mongolia & Northeastern China and Hokkaido and Northern Honshu (Northern Japan) Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

19 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Emberiza schoeniclus lusitanica
nw Spain and Portugal
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus
w, n, nc Europe to n European Russia
Emberiza schoeniclus passerina
nw Siberia
Emberiza schoeniclus parvirostris
c Siberia
Emberiza schoeniclus pyrrhulina
sc Siberia and ne Mongolia to Kamchatka Pen., Kuril Is., n Japan and ne China
Emberiza schoeniclus pallidior
sw Siberia and n Kazakhstan
Emberiza schoeniclus stresemanni
e Austria, Hungary, n Serbia and nw Romania
Emberiza schoeniclus ukrainae
Moldova and Ukraine to c European Russia
Emberiza schoeniclus incognita
se European Russia to nw, c, ne Kazakhstan
Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi
Spain (except nw), s France, Sardinia, Balearic Is. and Morocco
Emberiza schoeniclus intermedia
Italy and the Adriatic coast to Albania
Emberiza schoeniclus tschusii
Bulgaria, Romania and the n Black Sea region
Emberiza schoeniclus reiseri
se Albania, nw Greece, Macedonia and w, c Turkey
Emberiza schoeniclus caspia
e Turkey, the Caucasus and n Iran
Emberiza schoeniclus korejewi
sw, e Iran, s Turkmenistan
Emberiza schoeniclus pyrrhuloides
w Kazakhstan to se Kazakhstan
Emberiza schoeniclus harterti
e Kazakhstan to c Mongolia and nw China
Emberiza schoeniclus centralasiae
w China
Emberiza schoeniclus zaidamensis
wc China

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Emberiza schoeniclus

Which family does it belong to?

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic: subarctic to temperate Palearctic marshes: British Isles & Scandinavia and Northwestern Russia through Sea of Okhotsk & Kamchatka & Kuril Is. and Sakhalin (Eastern Russia); in Southern through Iberian Pen. and Northwestern Morocco & Eastern through Mediterranean & Turkey & Caucasus & Northern & South-central Iran & Turkmenistan and Tajikistan to Northern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) & Western Mongolia & Northeastern China and Hokkaido and Northern Honshu (Northern Japan)