Cirl bunting: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cirl bunting lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Emberiza cirlus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Emberizidae

Where does the cirl bunting live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cirl bunting in 20 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Poland. In New Zealand it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cirl bunting endangered?

The cirl bunting’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cirl bunting?

The cirl bunting (Emberiza cirlus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae, genus Emberiza. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cirl bunting

The cirl bunting ( SURL) (Emberiza cirlus) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

It breeds across southern Europe, on the Mediterranean islands and in north Africa. It is a resident of these warmer areas, and does not migrate in winter. It is common in all sorts of open areas with some scrub or trees, but has a preference for sunny slopes. In the 19th century it was introduced to New Zealand and the persistent population remains in the South Island.

Changes in agricultural practice have affected this species very adversely at the northern fringes of its range, and in England, where it once occurred over much of the south of the country, it is now restricted to south Devon. The cirl bunting is the mascot on the signs for the village of Stokeinteignhead in Devon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cirl bunting (revision 1334592378), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q148583 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).