Striolated Bunting (Emberiza striolata)
About the Striolated Bunting
The striolated bunting (Emberiza striolata) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It is 14 cm (5.5 in) long, similar in size to the house bunting and smaller than the similarly plumaged rock bunting. The breeding male has a chestnut body, and grey head with darker streaking and a white supercilium and moustachial streak. The female's head has a brown tint to the grey, and more diffused streaking. The striolated bunting has stronger facial striping and a paler belly than the house bunting, which used to be considered conspecific as the subspecies E. s. sahari. Birds in eastern Chad (E. striolata jebelmarrae) show some evidence of intergradation with the house bunting.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 India, Israel, Kenya, Saudi Arabia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- 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.