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Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
(E. s. caspia, E. s. schoeniclus, E. s. ukrainae )
| Armenian Name: | Եղեգնուտի դրախտապան |
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See Plate 54 for Reed Bunting and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 15-16.5 cm, Wing Span:21-28 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 312. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male has black head and bib, white mustache and collar. Female has pale brown-yellow supercilium, white mustache, black border to brown ear coverts, streaked brown crown, and dark malar stripe. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes like breeding female but paler overall. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other buntings by head pattern and white belly. |
| Behavior: | Often forms flocks in winter. |
| Habitat: | Marshes; riverside willow thickets. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, plant matter. |
| Nest: | Cup of sedges and grasses on ground or on side of tussock. |
| Eggs: | 20 mm, 4-5, gray, dark spots. |
