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  • Synonyms Black-faced Bunting [spodocephala or sordidus], Black-faced Bunting (spodocephala/sordida)

Black-faced Buntingbird sounds *

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    Song, © Uku Paal
    Japan
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

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)

Black-faced Bunting subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberiza spodocephala sordidaQinghai and Shaanxi s to Yunnan and Guizhou (c China)c Nepal to ne India and n se AsiaNo
Emberiza spodocephala spodocephalasc 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

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianЧернолика овесарка, Чернолика овесарка (ssp. spodocephala/sordida)
Catalansit 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)
Croatiansivoglava strnadica
Czechstrnad šedokápý, strnad šedokápý (ssp. spodocephala/sordida)
DanishGråhovedet Værling, Gråhovedet Værling (ssp. spodocephala/sordida), Sorthovedet Værling
DutchMaskergors
EsperantoMaskemberizo
Estonianhallpea-tsiitsitaja
Finnishharmaapääsirkku (spodocephala/sordida), harmaapääsirkku
FrenchBruant masqué (spodocephala/sordida), Bruant masqué (spodocephala), Bruant masqué, Bruant masqué [spodocephala ou sordida], Bruant masqué [spodocephala ou sordidus]
GermanMaskenammer, Maskenammer (spodocephala/sordida)
GreekΣποδοτσίχλονο (spodocephala/sordida)
Hebrewגיבתון שחור-פנים (מערבי)
Hungarianfeketearcú sármány
IcelandicKofratittlingur (spodocephala/sordida), Kofratittlingur
ItalianZigolo 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)
Korean촉새, 촉새 (spodocephala/sordida)
Latvianpelēkgalvas stērste
Lithuanianžilagalvė starta, Žilagalvė starta (spodocephala/sordida)
Nepaliकृष्णमुहार बगेडी
Northern SamiRánesoaicihci
Norwegiangråhodespurv, gråhodespurv (spodocephala/sordida)
Polishtrznadel szarogłowy (spodocephala/sordida), trznadel szarogłowy
Portugueseescrevedeira-de-faces-pretas
RussianСедоголовая овсянка, Седоголовая овсянка (spodocephala/sordida)
SerbianCrnolika strnadica (spodocephala/sordida), Crnolika strnadica
Slovakstrnádka olivová (skup.), strnádka olivová
Slovenianpepelastoglavi strnad, Pepelastoglavi strnad (spodocephala/sordida)
SpanishEscribano Enmascarado (spodocephala/sordida), Escribano carinegro
Swedishgråhuvad sparv, gråhuvad sparv (spodocephala/sordida)
Thaiนกจาบปีกอ่อนหน้าดำ, นกจาบปีกอ่อนหน้าดำ (คอเทา)
TurkishKara Suratlı Çinte, Kara suratlı çinte (spodocephala/sordida)
Ukrainianвівсянка сибірська