Japanese Reed Bunting
A species of Old World Buntings, Also known as Marsh Bunting Scientific name : Emberiza yessoensis Genus : Old World Buntings
Japanese Reed Bunting, A species of Old World Buntings
Also known as:
Marsh Bunting
Botanical name: Emberiza yessoensis
Genus: Old World Buntings
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Description General Info
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
It is 15 cm in length. Typically, it is the richest-coloured of the reed buntings, with the pinkest legs and bill in winter. Male: Dark back. Upperparts chestnut, striped black and buff on breast and sides. Nape brown but sides of neck whitish. Female: Buffy submoustachial and throat, and black malar stripes, crown dark brown streaked pale. Juvenile: Pale greyish-brown central crown stripe. Rump yellowish brown. Voice: Call 'sur-swee-ik' or 'tik'. Habitat: Open fields near water. 
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Japanese Reed Bunting's diet includes seeds, grasses, berries, beetles, and caterpillars, with a shift towards marshland vegetation seeds in winter. They forage predominantly during the breeding season and exhibit diverse feeding behaviors to suit their varied diet.
Habitat
Japanese Reed Bunting typically inhabits areas abundant in dense vegetation near bodies of water, such as reedbeds, marsh edges, and wetlands with shrubbery. These birds also adapt to habitats including wet meadows, grasslands, and during winter, they can be found in open agricultural landscapes and coastal marshes.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world sparrows Genus
Old World Buntings Species
Japanese Reed Bunting 
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