Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
About the Red-headed Bunting
The red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It breeds in central Asia, including Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia; Russia (European Russia, Central Asian Russia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and China. It is migratory, wintering in India and Bangladesh. Its status in western Europe, where it is a vagrant, has been confused by escapes, especially as this species has been more commonly recorded than the closely related black-headed bunting, despite the latter having a more westerly breeding range. Reports in Britain have declined dramatically over recent years, coinciding with the decline in some Emberizidae species from the impact of illegal trade. An individual found on Shetland in 2010 was deemed to be wild in origin.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 66 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, India, Kazakhstan, Poland in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-faced BuntingEmberiza spodocephalarecording
- Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalarecording
- Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisirecording
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusrecording
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusrecording
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandrarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.