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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 20 g
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An adult Slaty bunting measures 13 centimeters in length and weighs 20 grams. The plumages are brown and highly distinctive with unusual tail feathers which are broad towards the tip. Its bill is comparatively small and neat.
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When to see the Slaty Bunting
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Slaty Bunting
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Slaty Bunting
The slaty bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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Easily confused with
Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisThe brown-rumped bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae native to the Sudan (region) and adjacent areas.
Tibetan BuntingEmberiza koslowiThe crown is black and there are white stripes at the head.
Jankowski's BuntingEmberiza jankowskiiJankowski's bunting or rufous-backed bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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