Grey bunting

The grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Grey bunting
Emberiza variabilis male in Japan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Emberizidae
Genus:	Emberiza
Species:	E. variabilis
Binomial name
Emberiza variabilis Temminck, 1836

It breeds in southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and northern Japan, it migrates to southern Japan and the Nansei archipelago. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

Gallery

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  Male
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  Female
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  Eggs in MHNT