Ochre-rumped Bunting vs Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza yessoensis compared with Emberiza hortulana

Key Differences

• Ochre-rumped Bunting is Near Threatened while Ortolan Bunting is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ochre-rumped Bunting	Ortolan Bunting
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order same	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)	Passeriformes (bộ Sẻ)
Family same	Emberizidae	Emberizidae
Genus same	Emberiza	Emberiza
Species	Emberiza yessoensis	Emberiza hortulana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ochre-rumped Bunting and Ortolan Bunting share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Emberiza.

Conservation Status

Ochre-rumped Bunting

NT — Near Threatened

Ortolan Bunting

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ochre-rumped Bunting	Ortolan Bunting
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ochre-rumped Bunting

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Ortolan Bunting

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway