Zaunammer vs Ortolan

Emberiza cirlus compared with Emberiza hortulana

Key Differences

• Zaunammer is Not Evaluated while Ortolan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zaunammer	Ortolan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order same	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family same	Emberizidae	Emberizidae
Genus same	Emberiza	Emberiza
Species	Emberiza cirlus	Emberiza hortulana

Evolutionary Relationship

Zaunammer and Ortolan share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Emberiza.

Conservation Status

Zaunammer

NE — Not Evaluated

Ortolan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zaunammer	Ortolan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zaunammer

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Ortolan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Zaunammer

Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Ortolan

Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden