Least ConcernRareEndemicInvertebratesShrublandCup nestSmall · 20 g
About the Slaty Bunting
The slaty bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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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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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in May · a summer visitor species across most of its range
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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