Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– sparrow-sized passerine
– nocturnal migrant, migration may continue during the day
– migrates singly or in very small flocks

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>


Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
BIF0157, 23/07/2013, Prignitz, Germany, Mathias Putze


Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
BIF0158, 23/07/2013, Prignitz, Germany, Mathias Putze


Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
BIF0159, 23/07/2013, Prignitz, Germany, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>


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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana, call during migration
BIF3130, 11/08/2019, Rotenburg, Germany, Georg Rüppel

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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana, social call
BIF0160, 01/06/2013, Bayankhongorijn Khukh Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke

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Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana, calls in flight
BIF0940, 02/06/2013, Bayankhongorijn Khukh Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Yellowhammer
Common Reed Bunting
Corn Bunting

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