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Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos · Emberizidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay–Jun · Sepmost records
Records6,237in 9 countries
Most seen inRussia3,195 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Pine Bunting
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About

Pine Bunting in brief

The pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos) is a bird of the Emberizidae family — species of bird.

Across the 9 countries we cover it has 6,237 published records, most of them from Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and September 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 highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Russia3,195 records · best Jun, May
Mongolia1,817 records · best Jun, Sep
Kazakhstan530 records · best May, Oct
Kyrgyzstan313 records · best May, Oct
Uzbekistan132 records · best Feb, Dec
Madagascar106 records · best Oct, Jul
Palestine71 records · best Feb, Dec
Tajikistan44 records · best Jan, Feb
Afghanistan29 records · best Nov, Dec
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.