UR IUCN · CR · Critically Endangered Passeriformes Emberizidae

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

URIOC 10377

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

Passeriformes · Emberizidae

Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola).

ATK481

DEF320

10217 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 14–16 cm
Body Mass: 19.6 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 481

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 481).

DEF 320

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 320).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

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 Northern temperate Palearctic bushy areas: Murmansk (far Northwestern Russia; formerly Eastern Finland) Eastern to Southern Chukotka & Kamchatka & Kuril and Commander is. & Sakhalin (Eastern Russia); in Southern to far Northern Kazakhstan & far Northern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) & Northern & Central Mongolia & Northern Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (Northeastern China) and far Northern Hokkaido (Northern Japan) Habitat: Shrubland & Scrub

2 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Emberiza aureola aureola
Murmansk (far nw Russia; formerly e Finland) e to e Siberia and s to far n Kazakhstan and c Mongolia
Emberiza aureola ornata
sc Siberia and ne Mongolia, n Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China) and far n Hokkaido (n Japan)

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Emberiza aureola

Which family does it belong to?

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic: subarctic to Northern temperate Palearctic bushy areas: Murmansk (far Northwestern Russia; formerly Eastern Finland) Eastern to Southern Chukotka & Kamchatka & Kuril and Commander is. & Sakhalin (Eastern Russia); in Southern to far Northern Kazakhstan & far Northern Xinjiang (Northwestern China) & Northern & Central Mongolia & Northern Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (Northeastern China) and far Northern Hokkaido (Northern Japan)