Pallas's Reed Bunting

Pallas's Reed Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Introduction

A smaller, colder-coloured relative of the Reed Bunting that breeds in central and eastern Asia. This is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with a handful of records from Fair Isle to England's southern coast.

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
14g
Seasonality
Seasonality
BTO Records
BTO Records
1 record
Population and distribution stats for:
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Population Change
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Population Size
Population Size
No current data
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Population Size
No current data
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Movement

Information about Pallas's Reed Bunting movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Pallas's Reed Bunting, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Pallas's Reed Bunting

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Emberizidae
  • Scientific name: Emberiza pallasi
  • Authority: Cabanis, 1851
  • BTO 5-letter code: PARBU
  • Euring code number: 18780

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: sit de Pallas
  • Czech: strnad tundrový
  • Danish: Sibirisk Rørspurv
  • Dutch: Pallas' Rietgors
  • Estonian: pajutsiitsitaja
  • Finnish: pikkupajusirkku
  • French: Bruant de Pallas
  • German: Pallasammer
  • Hungarian: szürkevállú sármány
  • Icelandic: Reyrtittlingur
  • Italian: Migliarino di Pallas
  • Latvian: ziemelu sterste
  • Lithuanian: poliarine starta
  • Norwegian: Krattspurv
  • Polish: potrzos popielaty
  • Portuguese: escrevedeira-de-pallas
  • Slovak: strnádka golierikatá
  • Slovenian: vzhodni trstni strnad
  • Spanish: Escribano de Pallas
  • Swedish: dvärgsävsparv

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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