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Corn Bunting
Miliaria calandra
| Armenian Name: | Կորեկնուկ |
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See Plate 54 for Corn Bunting and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 18 cm, Wing Span:26-32 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 306. |
| Description: | Stout, rather drab bird with thick pale bill. Gray-brown above; off-white below. Dark streaking on upperparts, head, breast, and flanks; uniform brown tail. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from larks by bulky body, short thick bill, and uniform brown tail. |
| Behavior: | Flight is fast and undulating. Males dangle legs during flights between song-posts. Song is a monotonously-repeated tinkling phrase preceded by two or three stuttering notes. |
| Habitat: | Cultivated fields, pastures, mountain steppe, subalpine meadows. |
| Food: | Seeds, some invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Loose cup of grass on ground in vegetation. |
| Eggs: | 24 mm, 5-6, white, pink spots. |
