#0971 · 🐦 birds

Black-headed Bunting

🇳🇱 Zwartkopgors ·Emberiza melanocephala

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ani Sarkisyan · CC BY 4.0
2. © Ani Sarkisyan · CC BY 4.0
3. © Katya · CC BY 4.0
4. 4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
5. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR:© micah · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 4292 Dobri Dol, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
7. Taldomskiy rayon, RU-MS, RU:© Василевская Л. С. · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Αταλάντης, Αταλάντης, Φθιώτιδα, GR:© Valia Pavlou · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
10. Genç, Bingöl, Turkey:© Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The black-headed bunting ( Emberiza melanocephala ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It breeds in south-east Europe east to Iran and migrates in winter mainly to India, with some individuals moving further into south-east Asia. Like others in its family, it is found in open grassland habitats where they fly in flocks in search of grains and seed. Adult males are well marked with yellow underparts, chestnut back and a black head. Adult females...

base stats

NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,946iNaturalist observations
weight 28 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).