Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Ochre-rumped Bunting (Emberiza yessoensis) - HBW 16, p. 535
French: Bruant de Yéso
German: Mandschurenammer
Spanish: Escribano Culiocre
Other common names: Chinese Reed Bunting, Japanese (Reed) Bunting
Taxonomy: Schoenicola yessoënsis Swinhoe, 1874, near Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
This species, together with E. pallasi and E. schoeniclus, sometimes placed in genus Schoeniclus. Recent molecular study indicates that it is a sister-species to both of those. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- continentalis Witherby, 1913 - breeds in extreme E Mongolia, NE China (Heilongjiang) and S Russian Far East (Ussuriland); winters in coastal E China.
- yessoensis (Swinhoe, 1874) - breeds in C & S Japan (N & C Honshu and Kyushu); winters in S Japan and Korea.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A female and a male, both carrying food to the nest. Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 53 sec 4.4 -
Breeding plumaged female perched on a stem, lateral views. Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern) (ssp continentalis)
Mark Andrews 3 May 2012 50 weeks ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A male near its nest in reed beds, singing with food in the beak. Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 34 sec 4 -
A male singing with food in the beak, then flying away. Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 47 sec 4 -
A female in a reedbed carrying food to the nest. Locality Gaivoron, Khanka Lake, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Jordi Sargatal 8 June 2009 3 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
A female carrying food to the nest. Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 41 sec 3.5
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A male in breeding plumage perched on a reed.
Locality Japan (ssp yessoensis)
Pete Morris 1 July 2002 14 weeks ago 4 -
female, lateral view.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 3 November 2007 3 years ago 3.8 -
A male perched with foot in its beak.
Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
A male carrying caterpillars to the nest.
Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Ochre-rumped Bunting, adult female summer, Beidaihe, Hebei, China.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 12 May 2007 3 years ago 3 -
A male (top) and a female on the same branch.
Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2009 3 years ago 2.5
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A male calling near its nest (with food in the beak).
Locality Razdolnaya River Estuary, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp continentalis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 July 2009 3 years ago 1.5
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