Chestnut-eared Bunting (Emberiza fucata) | Details

Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	20 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	15,600,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	10,300,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common to locally common (MacKinnon and Phillipps 1993, Robson 2,000), while national population estimates include: c.100-10,000 breeding pairs, c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals in China; c.100-10,000 breeding pairs, c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals in Korea; c.100-10,000 breeding pairs, c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and c.50-10,000 wintering individuals in Japan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs and c.50-1,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Breeding visitor
Afghanistan	extant	uncertain
China (mainland)	extant	native
India	extant	native
Japan	extant	native
Kazakhstan	extant	vagrant
Laos	extant	native
Malaysia	extant	vagrant
Mongolia	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native
North Korea	extant	native	yes
Pakistan	extant	native
Russia	extant	native
Russia (Asian)	extant	native
South Korea	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native
United Kingdom	extant	vagrant
Vietnam	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Shrub Dominated Wetlands	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Shrub Dominated Wetlands	suitable	breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-eared-bunting-emberiza-fucata on 15/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 15/01/2025.