Corn bunting: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the corn bunting lives – recorded in 51 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Emberiza calandra
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	51 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Emberizidae

Where does the corn bunting live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the corn bunting in 51 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

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 corn bunting endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the corn bunting?

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

About the corn bunting

The corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This is a large bunting with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. The sexes are similar but the male is slightly larger than the female. Its range extends from Western Europe and North Africa across to northwestern China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Corn bunting (revision 1364466776), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27220 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).