Masked Bunting
Masked Bunting (<em>Emberiza personata</em>) is a species of Buntings (<em>Emberizidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Masked Bunting (Emberiza personata) is a species of Buntings (Emberizidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Emberiza; binomial: Emberiza personata; authority: Temminck, 1836.
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: temperate to subtropical e Asian woodland and disturbed areas: n Honshu to Izu and Ryukyu is. (c, s Japan).
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Monotypic E. personata is split from E. spodocephala based on morphological and genetic differences (Weissensteiner et al. 2014; Päckert et al. 2015; Brazil 2018; HBW/BirdLife).
