UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Emberizidae

Yellow-throated Bunting

Emberiza elegans

UCIOC 10376

Yellow-throated Bunting

Emberiza elegans

Passeriformes · Emberizidae

Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans).

ATK80

DEF55

10216 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 16.8 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 80

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 80).

DEF 55

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 55).

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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: temperate Eastern Asia forest edge: Amurland & Southern Khabarovsk and Ussuriland (Southeastern Russia) & Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (Northeastern China) to Korean Pen. & Oki and Tsushima (Central Japan); disjunctly Gansu to Shaanxi and Southern to Yunnan and Hunan (Southeastern & Central & Southeastern China) Habitat: Woodland

2 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Emberiza elegans elegans
Amurland, s Khabarovsk and Ussuriland (se Russia), Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China) to Korean Pen., Oki and Tsushima (sw, n of s Kyushu, c Japan)
Emberiza elegans elegantula
Gansu to Shaanxi and s to Yunnan and Hunan (se, c, se China)

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Emberiza elegans

Which family does it belong to?

Buntings (Emberizidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic: temperate Eastern Asia forest edge: Amurland & Southern Khabarovsk and Ussuriland (Southeastern Russia) & Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (Northeastern China) to Korean Pen. & Oki and Tsushima (Central Japan); disjunctly Gansu to Shaanxi and Southern to Yunnan and Hunan (Southeastern & Central & Southeastern China)