Socotra bunting
Emberiza socotrana (Ogilvie-Grant & H. O. Forbes, 1899)
The socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.4 g to 14.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the socotra bunting
- Weight
- 14.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the socotra bunting live?
Not recorded
What is the socotra bunting?
The Socotra bunting (Fringillaria socotrana) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
It is endemic to the island of Socotra, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Emberiza. In 2026 it was moved to the resurrected genus Fringillaria based on the results of a 2021 molecular genetic study.
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Is the socotra bunting endangered?
The socotra bunting is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the socotra bunting classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEmberizidae
- genusEmberiza
- SpeciesEmberiza socotrana (Ogilvie-Grant & H. O. Forbes, 1899)
Synonyms Fringillaria socotrana
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Сокотренска овесаркаBulgarian
- sit de SocotraCatalan
- strnad sokoterskýCzech
- SocotraværlingDanish
- SokotraammerGerman
- Sokotra-AmmerGerman
- sokotra emberizoEsperanto
- Escribano de SocotoraSpanish
- socotra tsiitsitajaEstonian
- sokotransirkkuFinnish
- Bruant de SocotraFrench
- sokotranska strnadicaCroatian
- szokotrai sármányHungarian
- Zigolo di SocotraItalian
- ソコトラホオジロJapanese
- sokotrinė startaLithuanian
- SocotragorsDutch
- granittspurvNorwegian
- trznadel sokotrzańskiPolish
- escrevedeira-de-socotraPortuguese
- escrevedeira-de-socotoráPortuguese
- Сокотранская овсянкаRussian
- strnádka sokotranskáSlovak
- Strnadica sa SokotreSerbian
- granitsparvSwedish
- Sukutra ÇintesiTurkish
- вівсянка сокотрійськаUkrainian
- 索岛鹀Chinese
- 索科特拉山鵐Chinese
Relatives of the socotra 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
CompareSocotra bunting vs YellowhammerSocotra bunting vs Common reed buntingSocotra bunting vs Corn buntingSocotra bunting vs Ortolan bunting
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the socotra bunting?
An adult socotra bunting weighs 14.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the socotra bunting endangered?
The socotra bunting is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the socotra bunting?
The socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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