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Meadow bunting

Emberiza cioides J. F. Brandt, 1843

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21 g to 25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the meadow bunting

Weight
21 g – 25 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.2 – 4.6src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the meadow bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the meadow bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The meadow bunting or Siberian meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia which belongs to the genus Emberiza in the bunting family Emberizidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Meadow bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meadow_bunting&oldid=1314620885), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the meadow bunting endangered?

The meadow bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the meadow bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEmberizidae
  6. genusEmberiza
  7. SpeciesEmberiza cioides J. F. Brandt, 1843

Synonyms Emberiza cioides fohkienensis, Emberiza cioides tangutorum, Emberiza cioides vagans, Emberiza gigliolii

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Мустаката овесаркаBulgarian
  • Brean lost hirBreton
  • sit mostatxutCatalan
  • Якшар пӹлӹшӓн алык оравиMari
  • strnad čínskýCzech
  • strnad BrandtůvCzech
  • bras dolyddWelsh
  • EngværlingDanish
  • WiesenammerGerman
  • herbeja emberizoEsperanto
  • Escribano de BrandtSpanish
  • kingutsiitsitajaEstonian
  • niittysirkkuFinnish
  • Bruant à longue queueFrench
  • Gealóg ShibéarachIrish
  • Pompee lheeannaghManx
  • גיבתון חום-חזהHebrew
  • livadna strnadicaCroatian
  • mezei sármányHungarian
  • TeigtittlingurIcelandic
  • Zigolo campestreItalian
  • Zigolo muciatto orientaleItalian
  • ホオジロJapanese
  • ホオジロ、頬白Japanese
  • [[:ja:ホオジロJapanese
  • Қызылқұлақ сұлыкешKazakh
  • 멧새Korean
  • ilgauodegė startaLithuanian
  • pļavu stērsteLatvian
  • WeidegorsDutch
  • engspurvNorwegian
  • trznadel łąkowyPolish
  • escrevedeira-de-brandtPortuguese
  • escrevedeira-de-touca-castanhaPortuguese
  • Красноухая овсянкаRussian
  • NiitocihciNorthern Sami
  • strnádka hnedáSlovak
  • travniški strnadSlovenian
  • ливадска стрнадицаSerbian
  • Livadska strnadicaSerbian
  • ängssparvSwedish
  • Çayır ÇintesiTurkish
  • вівсянка чорновусаUkrainian
  • 三道眉草鹀Chinese
  • 草鵐Chinese
  • 草鵐〔三道眉草鵐〕Chinese

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Relatives of the meadow bunting

Other species in the same genus Emberiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the meadow bunting?

An adult meadow bunting weighs 21 g – 25 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the meadow bunting endangered?

The meadow bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the meadow bunting?

The meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-bunting

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BibTeX
@misc{meadow_bunting_2026,
  title = {Meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}