Listen to the rock bunting
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About the rock bunting
The rock bunting is a bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 23 g.
What does the rock bunting sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The rock bunting (Emberiza cia) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.
The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific cia is from a local Italian name for this bird, from zirlare, "to chirp".
Related birds in the genus Emberiza
More from the family Emberizidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a rock bunting sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the rock bunting on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the rock bunting endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the rock bunting as “least concern”.
What family does the rock bunting belong to?
The rock bunting (Emberiza cia) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Saint-Front, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q205491 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rock bunting – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hobbyfotowiki – CC0 1.0