Little bunting
Emberiza pusilla Pallas, 1776
The little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, belonging to the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae. It is a small, migratory bird with an adult body mass of 14.57 g, with reported values from 14.2 to 15.4 g.
Quick facts about the little bunting
The little bunting is a granivore at the herbivore trophic level, lives in forest habitat and is a generalist in its foraging stratum. It lays 5 eggs per clutch, has 1 clutch per year with an incubation period of 11.5 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 14.2 g – 15.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the little bunting
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Where does the little bunting live?
Not recorded
What is the little bunting?
The little bunting (Schoeniclus pusillus) is a small passerine bird belonging to the Old World bunting family Emberizidae.
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Is the little bunting endangered?
The little bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the little bunting classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEmberizidae
- genusEmberiza
- SpeciesEmberiza pusilla Pallas, 1776
Synonyms Chrysophrys pusilla, Emberiza durazzi, Ocyris pusillus, Schoeniclus pusillus
Other names and names in other languages (58)
- درسة صغيرةArabic
- escribana nanaAsturian
- Малка овесаркаBulgarian
- Brean korrBreton
- Breanig korrBreton
- repicatalons petitCatalan
- Изи алык оравиMari
- strnad malinkýCzech
- Bras BychanWelsh
- Bras LleiafWelsh
- Breision LleiafWelsh
- DværgværlingDanish
- ZwergammerGerman
- ΝανοτσίχλονοGreek
- eta emberizoEsperanto
- Escribano pigmeoSpanish
- väiketsiitsitajaEstonian
- Berdantza txikiBasque
- زردپره کوچکPersian
- pikkusirkkuFinnish
- DvørgspurvurFaroese
- Bruant nainFrench
- Gealóg bheagIrish
- Escribenta pigmeaGalician
- Pompee vegManx
- גיבתון גמדיHebrew
- törpesármányHungarian
- Emberisa KecilIndonesian
- DvergtittlingurIcelandic
- Zigolo minoreItalian
- コホオアカJapanese
- Шөже сұлыкешKazakh
- 쇠붉은뺨멧새Korean
- mažoji startaLithuanian
- mazā stērsteLatvian
- мала стрнаркаMacedonian
- ചിന്ന തിനക്കുരുവിMalayalam
- DwerggorsDutch
- dvergsporvNorwegian Nynorsk
- dvergspurvNorwegian
- trznadelekPolish
- escrevedeira-pequenaPortuguese
- escrevedeira-pigmeiaPortuguese
- Presură micăRomanian
- Овсянка-крошкаRussian
- Ыарҕа татыйыгаYakut
- UhcacihciNorthern Sami
- deaggacihciNorthern Sami
- uhcacizášNorthern Sami
- strnádka maláSlovak
- mali strnadSlovenian
- Mala strnadicaSerbian
- dvärgsparvSwedish
- นกจาบปีกอ่อนเล็กThai
- Küçük ÇinteTurkish
- вівсянка-крихіткаUkrainian
- 小鵐Chinese
- 小鹀Chinese
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Relatives of the little bunting
Other species in the same genus Emberiza.
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Common reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn bunting
Emberiza calandra
Ortolan bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Black-headed bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Yellow-breasted bunting
Emberiza aureola
CompareLittle bunting vs YellowhammerLittle bunting vs Common reed buntingLittle bunting vs Corn buntingLittle bunting vs Ortolan bunting
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the little bunting?
The little bunting is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup. It belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae.
How much does a little bunting weigh?
An adult Little bunting weighs 14.57 g. Reported values range from 14.2 to 15.4 g.
What does the little bunting eat?
The little bunting is a granivore, placing it at the herbivore trophic level.
Is the little bunting endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern (LC) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the little bunting lay?
The little bunting lays 5 eggs per clutch and has 1 clutch per year. The eggs are incubated for 11.5 days.
Does the little bunting migrate?
Yes, the little bunting is migratory. Its geographic range covers 10,270,000 km².
Who named the little bunting?
The little bunting was named Emberiza pusilla by Pallas, 1776.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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