Slaty Bunting
Emberiza siemsseni (Martens, GH, 1906)
13 cmLength20 gWeight
This small bunting is endemic to China and has tail feathers that broaden toward the tips.
Busiest months: May · Most records: China
How to identify
Field marks
- Tail feathers broaden toward the tips, giving them a distinctive shape
- Bill relatively small and delicate
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: May · Most records: China
Slaty Bunting has been recorded at 72 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Tangjiahe NNRChina150 records
- Lamasery, WolongChina125 records
- Balang Shan [General Area]China60 records
More places
- Taizijian PeakChina55 records
- Longcanggou [General Area]China40 records
- Mount HuangshanChina34 records
- Dalaoling National Forest ParkChina34 records
- Wolong Giant Panda Museum and ReserveChina22 records
- Labahe NNRChina21 records
- Jiuzhaigou NNRChina17 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Slaty Bunting?
The Slaty Bunting is about 13 cm long and weighs around 20 g.
Where does the Slaty Bunting live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: montane central China bamboo: southeastern Gansu, central, southeastern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi, and probably also Hubei and Anhui. It is most often recorded in China.
When is the best time to see the Slaty Bunting?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Slaty Bunting endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Slaty Bunting as Least Concern.
What does the Slaty Bunting eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Slaty Bunting in?
It belongs to the family Buntings (Emberizidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 13 cm
- Weight
- 20 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 67 mm
- Tail
- 55 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 19 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: montane central China bamboo: southeastern Gansu, central, southeastern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi, and probably also Hubei and Anhui
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Buntings Emberizidae
- Genus
- Emberiza
Other birds in the genus Emberiza
Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii
Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
White-capped BuntingEmberiza stewarti
Jankowski's BuntingEmberiza jankowskii
Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchanani
Cinereous BuntingEmberiza cineracea
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
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