Biodiversity Profile of Afghanistan - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

Emberizidae Buntings, American Sparrows and Allies (Continued)
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Chestnut-breasted Bunting Emberiza stewarti Cited for Afghanistan by Dickinson (2003)
House Bunting Emberiza striolata
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Grey-headed Bunting Embriza fucata Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi. One
questionable record (Rasmussen and
Anderton, 2005)
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase. Two unlikely
sight records from Afghanistan (Rasmussen
and Anderton, 2005)
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase.
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Unconfirmed. Cited by Avibase.
Unsubstantiated sight records (Rasmussen
and Anderton, 2005)
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi. Largely
Nearctic and European range.
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus Unconfirmed. Cited by Habibi.
References:
• AVIBASE (http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?region=af&pg=checklist&list=clements)
• Dickenson, E.C. (ed). 2004. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed.,
Christopher Helm, London.
• Habibi (http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/afghanistan/BirdChecklist.html)
• Kullberg (http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/meafghanistan(AnssiTripReport).htm)
• Rasmussen, R.C. and Anderton, J.C. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols 1 and 2.
Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington, D.C. and Barcelona.
• Sibley, C. G. and B. L. Monroe. 1996. A World Checklist of Birds. yale Univ. Press. New Heaven, USA
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