Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi)
About the Tibetan Bunting
The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau. The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov. The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured. The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures. Female lays 3 or 4 eggs. They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer. Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers. Tibetan bunting photos and audio at The Macaulay Library of Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-ND · 4 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in China 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.