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Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
| Armenian Name: | Այգու դրախտապան |
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See Plate 54 for Ortolan Bunting and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 16-17 cm, Wing Span:23-29 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 310. |
| Adult: | Male: green-gray head and upper breast, yellowish eyering, yellow mustache, and throat, densely streaked back, orange-brown underparts. Female: duller with a finely-streaked crown and upper breast. |
| Immature: | Yellowish mustache and throat; underparts brown-pink with fine streaks. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other buntings by combination of yellow mustache and eyering, and dense streaks on back. |
| Behavior: | Most often on ground. |
| Habitat: | Semidesert, mountain steppe, alpine meadows. |
| Food: | Seeds, invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of dry stems on ground shelter by foliage or rock. |
| Eggs: | 20 mm, 4-6, bluish-white, dark spots. |
