Cretzschmar's Bunting vs Pallas's Reed Bunting

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Emberiza caesia

Small20 gShrubland

This bird is smaller than ortolan. The breeding male has a grey head with orange moustaches. The upperparts are brown and heavily streaked, except on the rump, and the underparts are rusty orange. The stout bill is pink. Females and young birds have a weaker head pattern, and are more similar to ortolans. They can be distinguished by the warm brown rump and white eye-ring.

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Photo: Jan Svetlík · CC BY 2.0

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: Cretzschmar's Bunting and Pallas's Reed Bunting.