Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
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- 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 →
Recent sightings of Corn Bunting in Hortobágy National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Bunting sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 215 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Corn Bunting in Hortobágy National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Corn Bunting in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.