Black-faced Bunting
Emberiza spodocephalaPallas, PS, 1776
English (US) Black-faced Bunting
The Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Emberizidae (Old World Buntings) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Emberiza spodocephala
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-faced Bunting
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1776
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Emberiza spodocephala spodocephala
- Emberiza spodocephala sordida
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Pallas, PS, 1776
- Type locality
- Daurian Range, southern Chita, southeastern Siberia.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.698
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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