| Tibetan bunting | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Etymology
The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.
Description
The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured.
Behaviour
The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures. Female lays 3 or 4 eggs.
They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer.
Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Emberiza koslowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22720891A111133847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22720891A111133847.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Mike Grayson (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.
- ^ McKenna, Phil (October 2011). "A Buddhist Monk Saves One of the World's Rarest Birds". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- Thewlis, R.M.; R.P. Martins (2000). "Observations of the breeding biology and behaviour of Kozlov's Bunting Emberiza koslowi" (PDF). Forktail. 16: 57–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
External links
- Tibetan bunting photos and audio at The Macaulay Library of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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