灰頭鵐 vs Corn Bunting

Emberiza cineracea compared with Emberiza calandra

Key Differences

• 灰頭鵐 is Not Evaluated while Corn Bunting is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	灰頭鵐	Corn Bunting
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Aves (鳥綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order same	Passeriformes (雀形目)	Passeriformes (雀形目)
Family same	Emberizidae	Emberizidae
Genus same	Emberiza	Emberiza
Species	Emberiza cineracea	Emberiza calandra

Evolutionary Relationship

灰頭鵐 and Corn Bunting share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Emberiza.

Conservation Status

灰頭鵐

NE — Not Evaluated

Corn Bunting

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	灰頭鵐	Corn Bunting
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

灰頭鵐

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Corn Bunting

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

灰頭鵐

The cinereous bunting (Emberiza cineracea) is a small passerine bird in the family Emberizidae, with a breeding range centered on Turkey, the Greek Aegean islands, and parts of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. It breeds primarily on arid, rocky hillsides and sparse scrub at low to moderate elevations, and winters in the Arabian Peninsula, northeastern Africa, and the Middle East. The male is a distinctive pale gray-yellow bird with a streaked brown back and yellow-tinged head, while females are more streaked and less colorful. The species favors dry, open habitats with sparse vegetation, often nesting on the ground or in low scrub. The cinereous bunting is classified as Not Evaluated by the IUCN in some assessments, though it has also been assessed as Least Concern in others, reflecting a small to moderate global population concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey. It is entirely absent from Norway; any such database record is an artifact of data entry error. Like other buntings, it feeds primarily on seeds outside the breeding season and takes invertebrates during nesting. Habitat loss in its breeding range, particularly degradation of traditional dry-land farming and grazing landscapes in Turkey and Greece, represents the primary conservation concern.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden