Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Aves › Passeriformes › Emberizidae › Emberiza
Conservation status: least_concern
The Reed Bunting is a small songbird with bold black and white head markings in breeding males, while females and non-breeding birds are more subtly streaked in brown. You'll typically find it perched on reeds and grasses in wetland areas, where it sings its simple, repetitive song throughout the breeding season.
How To Identify
They are medium-sized passerines with a generally plump body; males display striking chestnut wash and dark streaking against a brown background.
Habitat
The Reed Bunting lives in reedbeds, wetland margins, and increasingly arable areas.
Behaviour
Males of the Reed Bunting exhibit behavior such as flicking white outer tail feathers and producing a jangling song.
Native Range
The common reed bunting is native to Europe and much of the Palearctic region.
Did You Know?
Now regularly nests in dry arable fields far from its traditional wetland habitat.
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