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Black-faced Bunting / Emberiza spodocephala LC
- Synonyms Black-faced Bunting [spodocephala or sordidus], Black-faced Bunting (spodocephala/sordida)
Black-faced Buntingbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Corn Bunting

Meadow Bunting
Where to see Black-faced Bunting
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion temperate nc, ne, c Palearctic shrubby areas in woodland: sc Russia and n Mongolia e to Sea of Okhotsk and n Sakhalin (se Russia) and s to ne Inner Mongolia, n Heilongjiang (ne China) and n, c Korean Pen.; disjunctly Qinghai and Shaanxi s to Yunnan and Guizhou (c China)
- Non breeding region PAL, OR : subtropical e Asian disturbed areas, wetlands : c Nepal through ne Himalayas, n se Asia, s, e China, Taiwan and Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto, s Japan)
- Albania
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Åland Islands
Black-faced Bunting subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emberiza spodocephala sordida | Qinghai and Shaanxi s to Yunnan and Guizhou (c China) | c Nepal to ne India and n se Asia | No |
| Emberiza spodocephala spodocephala | sc Russia and n Mongolia e to Sea of Okhotsk and n Sakhalin (se Russia) and s to ne Inner Mongolia, n Heilongjiang (ne China) and n, c Korean Pen. | s, e China, Taiwan and Ryukyu Is. (s Japan) | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Чернолика овесарка, Чернолика овесарка (ssp. spodocephala/sordida) |
| Catalan | sit emmascarat |
| Chinese | 灰头鹀(灰胸), 灰头鹀, 灰头鹀(灰喉) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑臉鵐(灰頭/華南), 黑臉鵐, 黑臉鵐(spodocephala/sordida) |
| Croatian | sivoglava strnadica |
| Czech | strnad šedokápý, strnad šedokápý (ssp. spodocephala/sordida) |
| Danish | Gråhovedet Værling, Gråhovedet Værling (ssp. spodocephala/sordida), Sorthovedet Værling |
| Dutch | Maskergors |
| Esperanto | Maskemberizo |
| Estonian | hallpea-tsiitsitaja |
| Finnish | harmaapääsirkku (spodocephala/sordida), harmaapääsirkku |
| French | Bruant masqué (spodocephala/sordida), Bruant masqué (spodocephala), Bruant masqué, Bruant masqué [spodocephala ou sordida], Bruant masqué [spodocephala ou sordidus] |
| German | Maskenammer, Maskenammer (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Greek | Σποδοτσίχλονο (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Hebrew | גיבתון שחור-פנים (מערבי) |
| Hungarian | feketearcú sármány |
| Icelandic | Kofratittlingur (spodocephala/sordida), Kofratittlingur |
| Italian | Zigolo mascherato |
| Japanese | シベリアアオジ, アオジ (spodocephala/sordida), シベリアアオジ (spodocephala/sordida), アオジ, アオジ(亜種シベリアアオジ) |
| Korean | 촉새, 촉새 (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Latvian | pelēkgalvas stērste |
| Lithuanian | žilagalvė starta, Žilagalvė starta (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Nepali | कृष्णमुहार बगेडी |
| Northern Sami | Ránesoaicihci |
| Norwegian | gråhodespurv, gråhodespurv (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Polish | trznadel szarogłowy (spodocephala/sordida), trznadel szarogłowy |
| Portuguese | escrevedeira-de-faces-pretas |
| Russian | Седоголовая овсянка, Седоголовая овсянка (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Serbian | Crnolika strnadica (spodocephala/sordida), Crnolika strnadica |
| Slovak | strnádka olivová (skup.), strnádka olivová |
| Slovenian | pepelastoglavi strnad, Pepelastoglavi strnad (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Spanish | Escribano Enmascarado (spodocephala/sordida), Escribano carinegro |
| Swedish | gråhuvad sparv, gråhuvad sparv (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Thai | นกจาบปีกอ่อนหน้าดำ, นกจาบปีกอ่อนหน้าดำ (คอเทา) |
| Turkish | Kara Suratlı Çinte, Kara suratlı çinte (spodocephala/sordida) |
| Ukrainian | вівсянка сибірська |















