Rock bunting (Emberiza cia)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock bunting | Buntings, new world sparrows and allies | Perching birds | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Grijze gors | Zangvogels | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren | |
| Emberiza cia | Emberizidae | Passeriformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
Oukaimeden, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
2024:10:08 15:06:41
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 60.2 m
Torrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain
2026:04:10 09:12:22
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 6400, distance 10.6 m
Kasteel van Loarre
2016:05:30 09:26:57
NIKON D500 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/640 sec at F4.0, ISO 250, distance 31.62 m
Loja, Granada, Spain
2014:03:28 08:47:45
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F5.0, ISO 640, distance 29.85 m
The gray bunting is called a rock bunting in English, and that seems a better name. In any case, here you mainly see them on the rocks. Quite a beautiful bird.
Where I have seen this species
The database holds 29 pictures at 4 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.
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Buntings, new world sparrows and allies
- Rufous-crowned sparrow
- Grasshopper sparrow
- Black-throated sparrow
- Chestnut-capped brush finch
- Sagebrush sparrow
- White-naped brush finch
- Rufous-naped brush finch
- White-winged brush finch
- Lark bunting
- Yellow-throated bush tanager
- Dusky bush tanager
- Lark sparrow
- Corn bunting
- Rock bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine bunting
- Common reed bunting
- Dark-eyed junco
- Yellow-eyed junco
- Swamp sparrow
- Lincoln's sparrow
- Song sparrow
- Abert's towhee
- California towhee
- Canyon towhee
- Savannah sparrow
- Fox sparrow
- Rufous-winged sparrow
- Cassin's sparrow
- Green-tailed towhee
- Eastern towhee
- Spotted towhee
- Vesper sparrow
- Yellow-thighed finch
- Brewer's sparrow
- Chipping sparrow
- Field sparrow
- White-throated sparrow
- Golden-crowned sparrow
- Rufous-collared sparrow
- White-crowned sparrow
- Harris's sparrow
- Golden-breasted bunting
- Lark-like bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted bunting
- House bunting
- Common bush tanager
- Sooty-capped bush tanager
- Large-footed finch
- Black-striped sparrow
- Sooty-faced finch
- Cabanis's ground sparrow
- Striolated bunting
- Gosling's bunting
Orders with photos
- Ostriches
- Rheas
- Grouse, pheasants, quail, turkeys, hoatzin, etc.
- Duck, geese, and relatives
- Loons
- Penguins
- Tube noses
- Grebes
- Flamingos
- Tropicbirds
- Herons and egrets
- Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives
- Fregatebirds, gannets and cormorants
- Birds of prey
- Hawks, eagles, falcons, etc.
- Bustards
- Cranes, rails, and relatives
- Shorebirds, gulls, and relatives
- Sandgrouse
- Pigeons, and doves
- Parrots, macaws, parakeets, and lories
- Cuckoos
- Owls
- Goatsuckers, nighthawks, and allies
- Swifts and hummingbirds
- Trogons
- Kingfishers
- Motmots, hoopoes, bee-eaters, and todies
- Woodpeckers
- Perching birds
- Turacos
- Mousebirds
- Perching bird
- Hawks
- Cassowaries
- Swifts
- Cranes
- Kagus and sunbittern
- Pelicans
- Woodpeckers