Godlewski's Bunting

Emberiza godlewskii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsShrublandCup nestSmall · 19 g

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The adult's head, neck, and breast are grey over-all with a brown or black eye stripe, "mustache", and crown. Its underparts and rump are an orange/buff wash and its back is mottled orange and black. The tail is black and orange above and white beneath, with a definite notch at the end. It has a sparrow-like beak which is black above and pale below. The legs and feet are light pink.

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When to see the Godlewski's Bunting

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Godlewski's Bunting

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Vietnam.

About the Godlewski's Bunting

Godlewski's bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is named after the Polish collector Victor Godlewski who obtained a specimen of which on the basis of which it was described by Taczanowski.

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Easily confused with

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