Tibetan bunting explained
The Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau.
Etymology
The specific name "koslowi" for this species was given after Russian explorer Pyotr Kozlov.[1]
Description
The crown is black and there are white stripes at the head. The back is chestnut coloured.[2]
Behaviour
The domed nest structure of this species appears to be unique amongst the Emberizinae buntings which have open nest structures.[3] Female lays 3 or 4 eggs.[2]
They eat grains in winter and insects, like butterflies, grasshoppers and beetles, in summer.[2]
Main predators of Tibetan bunting are birds of prey like falcons and owls and mammals like foxes, weasels and badgers.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Beolens, Bo. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. limited. 2009. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 978-0-8018-9304-9. Michael Watkins . Mike Grayson . 229.
- Web site: McKenna. Phil. A Buddhist Monk Saves One of the World's Rarest Birds. Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. 31 December 2012. October 2011.
- Thewlis. R.M.. R.P. Martins. Observations of the breeding biology and behaviour of Kozlov's Bunting Emberiza koslowi. Forktail. 2000. 16. 57–59. 31 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610210725/http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/16pdfs/Thewlis-Kozlovs.pdf. 10 June 2011.
