Corn bunting

Emberiza calandra
Buntings (Emberizidae)

♂

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Brown marked bird with lighter coloured breast, the belly is unmarked. Legs and beak are lighter in colour, dark eyes with a light edge and there is a faint lighter line from the beak. 

Both sexes are similar but the female is a little smaller. It prefers damp open areas with spreading trees.  

⇔ l. 17-18 cm

Mostly a resident bird, the most northerly individuals fly south in winter. 

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≈ This is the largest of the family EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings). 
≈ The ALAUDA ARVENSIS (Skylark) is slimmer.

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