Yellow-breasted Bunting

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

Introduction

Once very common across much of northern Eurasia, Yellow-breasted Bunting has undergone a very large population decline that has been linked to agricultural change and hunting pressure. Although recorded here on more than 200 occasions, this is now an increasingly rare visitor to Britain & Ireland.

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
21.8g
Seasonality
Seasonality
BTO Records
BTO Records
231 records
Population and distribution stats for:
Population Change
Population Change
No data
Population Size
Population Size
No current data
Distribution Change
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No current data
Population Change
Population Change
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Population Size
Population Size
No current data
Distribution Change
Distribution_change
No current data

Movement

Information about Yellow-breasted 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

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Dots show the foreign destinations of birds ringed in Britain & Ireland, and the origins of birds ringed overseas that were subsequently recaptured, resighted or found dead in Britain & Ireland. Dot colours indicate the time of year that the species was present at the location.

  • Winter (Nov-Feb)
  • Spring (Mar-Apr)
  • Summer (May-Jul)
  • Autumn (Aug-Oct)
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

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 Yellow-breasted 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.

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Yellow-breasted Bunting

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Emberizidae
  • Scientific name: Emberiza aureola
  • Authority: Pallas, 1773
  • BTO 2-letter code: YO
  • BTO 5-letter code: YBSBU
  • Euring code number: 18760

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: sit caranegre
  • Czech: strnad obojkový
  • Danish: Gulbrystet Værling
  • Dutch: Wilgengors
  • Estonian: kuldtsiitsitaja
  • Finnish: kultasirkku
  • French: Bruant auréole
  • German: Weidenammer
  • Hungarian: aranyos sármány
  • Icelandic: Víðitittlingur
  • Irish: Gealóg Bhroinnbhuí
  • Italian: Zigolo dal collare
  • Latvian: birztalu sterste
  • Lithuanian: rusine starta
  • Norwegian: Sibirspurv
  • Polish: trznadel zlotawy
  • Portuguese: escrevedeira-de-barriga-amarela
  • Slovak: strnádka obojková
  • Slovenian: vrbji strnad
  • Spanish: Escribano aureolado
  • Swedish: gyllensparv
  • Welsh: Bras Bronfelen

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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