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Black-faced bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

82Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
6Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep3
Oct74
Nov5
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Riding of Yorkshire England54
2Shetland Islands —16
3Lincolnshire England6
4Orkney Islands Scotland3
5Dorset England1
6Cornwall England1
63 England19 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
82
Peak month
October
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Emberiza spodocephala
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
Genus
Emberiza
Name with authority
Emberiza spodocephala Pallas, 1776
Described
1776

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1190674 · GBIF 2491522