Chestnut-eared Bunting vs Pallas's Reed Bunting

Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Small20 gShrubland

It is 15 to 16 cm in length. The plumage is mostly brown with dark streaks. The male has a grey crown and nape with dark streaks, chestnut ear-coverts and bands of black and chestnut across the breast. There is a rufous patch on the shoulders and the rump is also rufous. Females are similar to the males but duller with a less distinct head and breast pattern. First-winter birds are plainer but show warm brown ear-coverts and have an obvious ring around the eye. Its voice is similar to the rustic bunting but quieter.

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Photo: (c) Griha Hasanov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Pallas's Reed Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Tiny14 gShrubland

Pallas's reed bunting is a small passerine bird, similar to a small reed bunting and possesses a small granivore-type bill. The male has a black head and throat, a white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked grey back (the reed bunting has a browner back). The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is less streaked below than the female reed bunting. The song of the male is a repetitive sherp.

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Recorded by Jochem Verweij · Flight call · Ögiy, O'giinuur, Arkhangai, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: observe-syz · CC0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Chestnut-eared Bunting and Pallas's Reed Bunting.