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Emberiza calandra · Family Emberizidae

Emberiza calandra

Family Emberizidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
GBIF occurrence records
1,152,186
Countries and territories with records
89
Corn Bunting
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About this species

This species has 1,152,186 occurrence records from 89 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Spain (32.1%), France (17.8%), Portugal (11.9%), Denmark (7.2%) and the United Kingdom (5.4%); together they account for 74.5% of the total. In Spain, this species accounts for 0.71% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Emberiza calandra combines the genus name Emberiza with the species epithet calandra. The Warbla app catalog lists 42 species of the genus Emberiza; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Emberiza schoeniclus, Emberiza citrinella and Emberiza cirlus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 42 species of the family Emberizidae. This species ranks 3rd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Emberiza schoeniclus. Its record count is 4.7 times the family average (246,475). The family Emberizidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Emberizidae

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