The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau.[1]
Tibetan bunting | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Emberiza |
Species: | E. koslowi |
Binomial name | |
Emberiza koslowi Bianchi, 1904 |
Etymology
The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.[2]
Description
The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured.[3]
Behaviour
The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures.[4] Female lays 3 or 4 eggs.[3]
They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer.[3]
Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers.[3]
References
External links
- Tibetan bunting photos and audio at The Macaulay Library of Cornell Lab of Ornithology