Slaty bunting
Emberiza siemsseni (G. H. Martens, 1906)
The slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 20 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the slaty bunting
- Weight
- 20 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the slaty bunting live?
Not recorded
What is the slaty bunting?
The slaty bunting (Schoeniclus siemsseni) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Emberiza. In 2026 it was moved to the resurrected genus Schoeniclus based on the results of a 2021 molecular genetic study.
From the Wikipedia article “Slaty bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slaty_bunting&oldid=1381754444), 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 slaty bunting endangered?
The slaty 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
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the slaty bunting classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEmberizidae
- genusEmberiza
- SpeciesEmberiza siemsseni (G. H. Martens, 1906)
Synonyms Junco siemsseni, Latoucheornis siemsseni, Schoeniclus siemsseni
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Черна овесаркаBulgarian
- sit blauCatalan
- strnad modrýCzech
- bras glas FokienWelsh
- BlåværlingDanish
- BlauammerGerman
- ardeza emberizoEsperanto
- Escribano azulSpanish
- sinitsiitsitajaEstonian
- sinisirkkuFinnish
- Bruant bleuFrench
- plava strnadicaCroatian
- Zigolo ardesiaItalian
- ウスグロホオジロJapanese
- mėlynoji startaLithuanian
- mēļā stērsteLatvian
- Blauwe GorsDutch
- skiferspurvNorwegian
- trznadel chińskiPolish
- escrevedeira-azulPortuguese
- Синяя латушияRussian
- Голубая овсянкаRussian
- strnádka bridlicováSlovak
- Škriljasta strnadicaSerbian
- skiffersparvSwedish
- Mavimsi ÇinteTurkish
- латухіяUkrainian
- 蓝鹀Chinese
- 藍鵐Chinese
Relatives of the slaty 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
CompareSlaty bunting vs YellowhammerSlaty bunting vs Common reed buntingSlaty bunting vs Corn buntingSlaty bunting vs Ortolan bunting
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the slaty bunting?
An adult slaty bunting weighs 20 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the slaty bunting endangered?
The slaty 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 slaty bunting?
The slaty bunting (Emberiza siemsseni) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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