Listen to the rustic bunting
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About the rustic bunting
The rustic bunting is a bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the rustic bunting sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as alarm call and call. 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 rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) 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 rustica is Latin for "rustic, simple".
The rustic bunting was first formally Species description described in 1776 by the Prussian naturalist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas with Dauria give as the type locality. This species is classified in the genus Emberiza, the typical buntings, in the family Emberizidae. Within Emberiza the rustic bunting is sister to the little bunting (E. pusilla).
Related birds in the genus Emberiza
More from the family Emberizidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a rustic bunting sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the rustic bunting on this page, including its alarm call and call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the rustic bunting endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the rustic bunting as “near threatened”.
What family does the rustic bunting belong to?
The rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Alarm call, call · Vaala, Kainuu, Finland by Hannu Varkki – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q286809 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rustic bunting – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gin tonic – CC BY-SA 3.0