Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Bruinkopgors
Common Names in English:
Red-headed Bunting
Common Names in French:
Bruant à tête rousse
Common Names in German:
Braunkopfammer
Common Names in Hebrew:
גבתון חום-ראש
Common Names in Italian:
Zigolo testa aranciata, Zigolo testaranciata
Common Names in Japanese:
チャキンチョウ
Common Names in Russian:
Zholchnaya Ovsyanka, Желчная Овсянка
Common Names in Spanish:
Escribano carirrojo
Common Names in Swedish:
Stäppsparv
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,400 meters (0 to 14,436 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.4 Shrubland - Temperate
- 4 Grassland
- 4.4 Grassland - Temperate
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
-
- Family:
Emberizidae
()
- Genus:
Emberiza
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
bruniceps
- Brandt 1841
- Scientific name: - Emberiza bruniceps Brandt, 1841 Brandt 1841
- Specific name:
bruniceps
- Brandt 1841
- Genus:
Emberiza
(
- Family:
Emberizidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 11-Oct-2007
Similar Species
Members of the genus Emberiza
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 71 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. affinis (Brown-Rumped Bunting) · E. affinis affinis (Brown-Rumped Bunting) · E. aureola (Yellow-Breasted Bunting) · E. aureola aureola (Yellow-Breasted Bunting) · E. bruniceps (Red-Headed Bunting) · E. buchanani (Gray-Hooded Bunting) · E. buchanani buchanani (Grey-Necked Bunting) · E. cabanisi (Cabanis's Yellow Bunting) · E. cabanisi cabanisi (Cabanis's Yellow Bunting) · E. caesia (Cretzschmar's Bunting) · E. calandra (Corn Bunting) · E. calandra calandra (Corn Bunting) · E. capensis (Southern Rock Bunting) · E. capensis capensis (Southern Rock Bunting) · E. chrysophrys (Yellow-Browed Bunting) · E. cia (European Rock Bunting) · E. cia africana (Rock Bunting) · E. cia cia (Rock Bunting) · E. cia par (Asian Rock Bunting) · E. cia prageri (Central Rock Bunting) · E. cineracea (Ashy-Headed Bunting) · E. cineracea cineracea (Ashy-Headed Bunting) · E. cioides (Siberian Meadow Bunting) · E. cioides cioides (Siberian Meadow Bunting) · E. cirlus (Cirl Bunting) · E. cirlus cirlus (Cirl Bunting) · E. cirlus nigrostriata (Cirl Bunting) · E. citrinella (Yellow Bunting) · E. citrinella caliginosa (North-West British Isles Yellowhammer) · E. citrinella citrinella (Common Yellowhammer) · E. citrinella erythrogenys (Eastern Yellowhammer) · E. elegans (Yellow-Throated Bunting) · E. elegans elegans (Yellow-Throated Bunting) · E. flaviventris (African Golden-Breasted Bunting) · E. flaviventris flaviventris (African Golden-Breasted Bunting) · E. fucata (Chestnut-Eared Bunting) · E. fucata fucata (Chestnut-Eared Bunting) · E. godlewskii (Godlewski's Bunting) · E. godlewskii godlewskii (Godlewski's Bunting) · E. hortulana (Ortolan Bunting) · E. impetuani (Pale Rock Bunting) · E. jankowskii (Rufous-Backed Bunting) · E. koslowi (Koslov's Bunting) · E. leucocephala (Pine Bunting) · E. leucocephala leucocephala (Pine Bunting) · E. leucocephalos (Pine Bunting) · E. leucocephalos fronto (Pine Bunting) · E. leucocephalos leucocephalos (Pine Bunting) · E. melanocephala (Black-Headed Bunting) · E. pallasi (Pallas's Reed Hunting) · E. pallasi pallasi (Pallas's Reed Bunting) · E. poliopleura (Somali Golden-Breasted Bunting) · E. pusilla (Little Bunting) · E. rustica (Rustic Bunting) · E. rustica rustica (Rustic Bunting) · E. rutila (Chestnut Bunting) · E. schoeniclus (Common Reed Bunting) · E. schoeniclus schoeniclus (Common Reed-Bunting) · E. socotrana (Socotra Mountain Bunting) · E. spodocephala (Black-Faced Bunting) · E. spodocephala spodocephala (Black-Faced Bunting) · E. stewarti (Chestnut-Breasted Bunting) · E. striolata (Mountain Bunting) · E. striolata striolata (Striped Bunting) · E. sulphurata (Japanese Yellow Bunting) · E. tahapisi (Cinnamon-Breasted Rock Bunting) · E. tahapisi tahapisi (Cinnamon-Breasted Rock Bunting) · E. tristrami (Tristram's Bunting) · E. variabilis (Siberian Blue Robin) · E. yessoensis (Japanese Reed Bunting) · E. yessoensis yessoensis (Japanese Reed Bunting)
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Further Reading
- A guide to the birds of Nepal Christopher Helm (Publishers) Ltd. url p. 80.
- A history of the birds of Europe: including all the species inhabiting the western palaearctic region / London: Published by the Author, 1871-1881. url , p. 429.
- A manual of palæarctic birds, by H. E. Dresser. London, The author, 1902-03. url .
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 28.
- Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 99.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2009. Emberiza bruniceps. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7251
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-559869
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 559869
- IUCN ID: 207218
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 137600
Footnotes
- Mean = 719.550 meters (2,360.728 feet), Standard Deviation = 874.340 based on 2,953 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
