Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza calandra (Corn Bunting)
About the Corn Bunting
The corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This is a large bunting with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. The sexes are similar but the male is slightly larger than the female. Its range extends from Western Europe and North Africa across to northwestern China.
The corn bunting was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae and retains its original binomial name of Emberiza calandra. The type locality is Sweden. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific calandra is from Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark. The corn bunting has sometimes been placed in its own monotypic genus Miliaria.
Two subspecies are recognised: E. c. calandra Linnaeus, 1758 – northwest Africa, Canary Islands and Europe to Turkey, the Caucasus and north Iran E. c. buturlini Johansen, HE, 1907 – Middle East to northwest China This is an unusual bunting because the plumages of the sexes are similar in appearance, though the male is approximately... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Camargue
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephalos
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 14 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Corn Bunting in Camargue?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Bunting sighting in Camargue, based on 331 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Corn Bunting in Camargue?
April has the highest sighting rate for Corn Bunting in Camargue in our monthly data.