Pallas's Bunting

It breeds across northern and central Asia across to Mongolia. It is a migrant, which winters in south east Asia. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, but has occurred as far west as Great Britain.

The Pallas's Bunting is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Pallas's Bunting, formerly Pallas's Reed Bunting, has a range divided into two separate regions, the tundra areas north of the taiga belt, and mountains and steppe habitats in southern Siberia and northern Mongolia. In appearance, it looks very similar to Reed Bunting, but for all plumages , the crux of the I.D. is the color of the lesser coverts, variable with age and sex, and difficult to observe well in the field (Sparrows and Buntings, Byers, et. al.). More

The Pallas's Bunting has a tremendous range estimated at roughly 10,000,000 square kilometers. This bird can be found in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, and the United States. Its habitats include shrubland, grassland, wetlands and arable or farm areas. The global population of this species is estimated to be around 160,000 to 300,000 individual birds. It is not believed that the population trends for this species will soon approach the minimum levels that could suggest a potential decline in population. More

Pallas's Bunting: Native of Asia; recorded on St. Lawrence Island and the western mainland of Alaska. Frequents reed beds in wetlands, lakes, and along streams in taiga and tundra; winters in grasslands and marshlands. Breeding and Nesting Pallas's Bunting: Four or five pink eggs with dark spots are laid in a cup nest made of grass and moss, and lined with finer materials. More

Pallas's Bunting in at least partial juvenal plumage, , Gambell, AK 2 Sep 2009 © Christopher Taylor Third fall record at Gambell in past four years . For size, this bird size of Little Bunting or Chipping Sparrow. Pallas's Bunting in at least partial juvenal plumage - Pallas's Bunting in at least partial juvenal plumage, , Gambell, AK 2 Sep 2009 © Christopher Taylor Third fall record at Gambell in past four years . More