• Synonyms Japanese Gray Bunting, Gray Bunting, Japanese Grey Bunting
  • Old latin name for bird Tisa variabilis, Ocyris variabilis, Schoeniclus variabilis

Grey Buntingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, song, © yann muzika
    Japan
  • 3.
    Song, © Malte Seehausen
    Russian Federation
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Bunting

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion temperate far ne Palearctic forest: s Kamchatka, Kuril Is. and Sakhalin (e Russia) to Japan
  • Non breeding region temperate to subtropical e Asian woodland and parks: mainly Honshu to Ryukyu Is. (=Nansei Shoto; c to s Japan)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniyapon boz vələmirquşu, yapon vələmirquşu
BelarusianШызая стрынатка
BulgarianКамчатска овесарка
Catalansit gris
Chinese黑蒿雀, 灰鵐, 灰鹀, 灰雀, 黑蒿鸟
Chinese (Traditional)黑蒿雀, 黑蒿鳥, 灰雀, 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
Norwegian NynorskSotsporv
Polishtrznadel szary
PortugueseEscrevedeira-grisalha, escrevedeira-dos-bambus
RussianCизая овсянка , Сизая овсянка, Овсянка японская, Аспидная овсянка, Овсянка сизая
SerbianSiva strnadica
Slovakstrnádka sivá
SpanishEscribano gris
Swedishblågrå sparv
TurkishGri Çinte
Ukrainianвівсянка сиза
WelshBras llwyd Japan