Chestnut-breasted Bunting vs Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza stewarti compared with Emberiza hortulana

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Bunting is Least Concern while Ortolan Bunting is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Bunting	Ortolan Bunting
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Passeriformes (참새목)	Passeriformes (참새목)
Family same	Emberizidae	Emberizidae
Genus same	Emberiza	Emberiza
Species	Emberiza stewarti	Emberiza hortulana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Bunting and Ortolan Bunting share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Emberiza.

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Bunting

LC — Least Concern

Ortolan Bunting

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Bunting	Ortolan Bunting
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Bunting

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Ortolan Bunting

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.

Chestnut-breasted Bunting

The Chestnut-breasted Bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species in the genus Emberiza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Ortolan Bunting

오르토란멧새(Emberiza hortulana)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 심각한위기종(CR)으로 분류됩니다. 극심한 개체수 감소와 서식지 손실로 인해 야생 멸종 위험이 매우 높습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan