Grey Bunting bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsJapanese Grey Bunting, Japanese Gray Bunting, Gray Bunting
Old latin name for birdSchoeniclus variabilis, Tisa variabilis, Ocyris variabilis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyBuntings / Emberizidae
GenusEmberiza
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregiontemperate far ne Palearctic forest; s Kamchatka, Kuril Is. and Sakhalin (e Russia) to Japan
Non breeding regiontemperate to subtropical e Asian woodland and parks: mainly Honshu to Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; c to s Japan)

Grey Bunting bird sounds *

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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
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    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 3.
    Call, song, © yann muzika
    Japan
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey Bunting

Grey Bunting subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberiza variabilis musicac, s Kamchatka (e Russia)-No
Emberiza variabilis variabilisSakhalin, Kuril Is. (se Russia), Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku (n, c Japan)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniyapon boz vələmirquşu, yapon vələmirquşu
BelarusianШызая стрынатка
BulgarianКамчатска овесарка
Catalansit gris
Chinese灰鵐, 灰鹀, 灰雀, 黑蒿雀, 黑蒿鸟
Chinese (Traditional)灰雀, 黑蒿雀, 黑蒿鳥, 灰鵐
Croatiansiva strnadica
Czechstrnad lesní, Strnad promenlivý
DanishGrå Værling, Gråværling
DutchBamboegors, Japanse Grijze Gors
EsperantoGriza emberizo
Estonianohhoota tsiitsitaja
Finnishohotansirkku
FrenchBruant gris
FrisianBamboegoars
GalicianEscribenta gris
GermanBambusammer
Hungarianbambusz sármány
ItalianZigolo grigio, Zigolo grigio giapponese
Japaneseクロジ
Korean검은멧새
Latvianpelēkā stērste
Lithuanianjaponinė pilkoji starta
Norwegiansotspurv, Sotspurv
Norwegian NynorskSotsporv
Polishtrznadel szary
PortugueseEscrevedeira-grisalha, escrevedeira-cinza-japonesa, escrevedeira-dos-bambus
RussianАспидная овсянка, Cизая овсянка , Овсянка сизая, Сизая овсянка, Овсянка японская
SerbianSiva strnadica
Slovakstrnádka sivá
SpanishEscribano gris
Swedishblågrå sparv
TurkishGri Çinte
Ukrainianвівсянка сиза
WelshBras llwyd Japan