Rock bunting / Zippammer (Emberiza cia)

Rock bunting. 2025-06-01 15:07:32 Etna

Observations

First documented observation: 2025-05-31 in Etna. Most recent observation: 2025-06-01 in Etna.

Description

Classification: Genus Buntings (Emberiza); Tribe Emberizini (Emberizini); Subfamily Emberizinae (Emberizinae); Family Fringillidae (Fringillidae)
General: First saw one on Lanzarote in March, then the second time on Etna on June 1!
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Jahres-, Zugvogel RL 1

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 05-01 - 09-07
Migration in: 03-01 - 05-01
Migration out: 09-28 - 11-26
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=16 cm, wingspan=21-27 cm, weight=21-29 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Song: AppearanceAndIdentification: orange-brauner bauch, weisse brust+kopf mit 3 schwarzen streifen am kopf (unter/am/über Augen), braun+dunkelbraun auf Flügeln; aber Weibchen eher braun
Song: Notes from 2022: Short song, relatively long pause, repeated with slight variation? Has a very short triller of just 3 notes.
May have heard and seen one walking parallel to the Aa on the way to Pfaeffikersee today, though the visual ID is very uncertain; the Xeno-Canto song here sounds different than my 2022 description - musical like a chaffinch but rising, not falling.
Song: Song variable, but usually distinct. [Link] Song attributes: Melody: stereotype melodic, fast, Frequency: 2-9 KHz Special sounds: trill, mimicry
XC653755 - Rock Bunting - Emberiza cia - song, recorded in Spain. Spain ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC653755 - Rock Bunting - Emberiza cia - song, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (song)