Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi) - HBW 16, p. 530
French: Bruant de Koslov
German: Tibetammer
Spanish: Escribano Tibetano
Other common names: Kozlov’s/Koslow’s Bunting
Taxonomy: Emberiza koslowi Bianchi, 1904, Dza Chu River, Lancang Jiang (Upper Mekong), east Xizang, China.
Affinities uncertain, perhaps a distant relative of E. cioides; has been thought to be closer to E. leucocephalos than to E. rutila or E. melanocephala. Monotypic.
Distribution: Upper reaches of R Lancang Jiang (Mekong), R Nu Jiang (Salween) and R Chang Jiang (Yangtze) in small area of NE Tibetan Plateau around Xizang–S Qinghai border of China.
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A bird collecting nest material on the ground Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 4 August 2002 5 years ago 27 sec 4.6 -
A bird feeding on grass Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 August 2005 6 years ago 48 sec 4.1 -
A bird walking on short grass at about 4600 m Locality Nangqian, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2002 6 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
A bird foraging on short grass at about 4600 m Locality Nangqian, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2002 6 years ago 29 sec 3.7 -
A nest with two eggs and three chicks at 4620 m Locality Nangqian, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2002 6 years ago 24 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a bush, looking around Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 August 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.7
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An adult male in breeding plumage calling on the ground.
Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 18 July 2012 27 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult male in breeding plumage, singing on top of a post.
Locality Kandashan Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 23 July 2012 27 weeks ago 4
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