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Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Tanguy Loïs (XC913467). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
European SerinSerinus serinus
Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,427 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,427 |
| Spain | 2,427 |
| France | 1,794 |
| Italy | 579 |
| Castilla y León | 563 |
| Portugal | 556 |
| Occitanie | 497 |
| Galicia | 451 |
| Andalucía | 394 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Buntings · Emberizidae |
| Genus | Old World Buntings · Emberiza |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Cirl Bunting with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.