Biology:Tibetan bunting

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Short description: Species of bird

Tibetan bunting
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. koslowi
Binomial name
Emberiza koslowi
Bianchi, 1904

The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau.[1]

Etymology

The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.[2]

Description

The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured.[3]

Behaviour

The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures.[4] Female lays 3 or 4 eggs.[3]

They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer.[3]

Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q745840 entry