Godlewski's Bunting

Emberiza godlewskii Taczanowski, 1874

≈16 cmLength19 gWeight

It has a gray head, neck and breast, dark facial stripes, and an orange-yellow wash on the underparts and rump.

Busiest months: June · Most records: China, Mongolia, Bhutan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Head, neck and breast gray
Eyestripe and moustachial stripe brown or black
Underparts and rump tinged orange-yellow
Bill black above and pale below; legs and feet pale pink

Where and when it's recorded

Godlewski's Bunting has been recorded at 269 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lingshan Scenic AreaChina451 records
Baxi ForestChina117 records
Zixi Mountain PNRChina109 records

More places

Yolyn Am, Umnugobi, MNMongolia107 records
Xiaolongmen National Forest ParkChina96 records
Wuling Mountain NNRChina84 records
Shidu, Juma River PNRChina71 records
YanhechengChina68 records
LongyangxiaChina63 records
Baizha ForestChina62 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Mongolia Bhutan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is named after the Polish collector Victor Godlewski who obtained a specimen of which on the basis of which it was described by Taczanowski.

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Questions

How big is the Godlewski's Bunting?

The Godlewski's Bunting is about ≈16 cm long and weighs around 19 g.

Where does the Godlewski's Bunting live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: temperate to subtropical montane central, eastern Palearctic rocky slopes: eastern Kyrgyzstan, western Xinjiang (western China), south-central Russia to Transbaikalia, Mongolia to central Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Hebei (northeastern China); in south to western, southern, eastern Tibet, northeastern Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India) to northern Yunnan (south-central China). It is most often recorded in China, Mongolia and Bhutan.

When is the best time to see the Godlewski's Bunting?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Godlewski's Bunting endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Godlewski's Bunting as Least Concern.

What does the Godlewski's Bunting eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Godlewski's Bunting in?

It belongs to the family Buntings (Emberizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: ≈16 cm
Weight: 19 g
Habitat: Shrubland
Diet: Seeds
Lifestyle: Active on the ground
Migration: Partial migrant
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 84 mm
Tail: 89 mm
Bill: 13 mm
Tarsus: 19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: temperate to subtropical montane central, eastern Palearctic rocky slopes: eastern Kyrgyzstan, western Xinjiang (western China), south-central Russia to Transbaikalia, Mongolia to central Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Hebei (northeastern China); in south to western, southern, eastern Tibet, northeastern Arunachal Pradesh (northeastern India) to northern Yunnan (south-central China)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 5