Bird
Cretzschmar's Bunting
Emberiza caesia · Emberizidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records20,061in 9 countries
Most seen inIsrael8,145 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Cretzschmar's Bunting in brief
The cretzschmar's bunting (Emberiza caesia) is a bird of the Emberizidae family — species of bird.
Across the 9 countries we cover it has 20,061 published records, most of them from Israel, Greece and Türkiye. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in January and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Israel8,145 records · best Mar, Sep
Greece5,747 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye2,560 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus2,326 records · best Apr, Mar
Palestine870 records · best Mar, Sep
Jordan254 records · best Mar, Apr
Egypt91 records · best Mar, Apr
Lebanon43 records · best Apr, May
Syria25 records · best Apr, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.