淡灰眉岩鹀种

2022年，“中国鸟类名录”10.0版采用更常见的叫法，将灰眉岩鹀中文名修改为淡灰眉岩鹀。

特征

淡灰眉岩鹀体重约23.43克，翼长约79.8毫米，嘴峰长约12.5毫米，喙宽度约3.7毫米，喙厚度约4.8毫米，跗跖长约18.6毫米，尾长约70.1毫米。淡灰眉岩鹀是部分迁徙的鸟类，其栖息在开放的岩石之上，食性为杂食性。

亚种

淡灰眉岩鹀指名亚种（学名：E. c. cia）：分布于主要居住在非洲和伊比利亚半岛，在更东边的地方部分迁徙。

淡灰眉岩鹀尼泊尔亚种（学名：E. c. flemingorum）：分布于尼泊尔中部。

淡灰眉岩鹀北疆亚种（学名：Emberiza cia par）。分布于俄罗斯、伊朗、阿富汗、巴基斯坦、印度以及中国大陆的新疆等地。该亚种的模式产地在沙俄外里海州。

淡灰眉岩鹀阿里亚种（学名：Emberiza cia stracheyi）。分布于阿富汗以及中国大陆的西藏等地。该亚种的模式产地在印度库马盎专区。

The rock bunting (Emberiza cia) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific cia is from a local Italian name for this bird, from zirlare, "to chirp".

Range

It breeds in northwest Africa, southern Europe east to central Asia, and the Himalayas. It also breeds locally in central Europe. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mainly within the breeding range of the resident southern populations. It is a rare wanderer to western Europe.

Habitat

The rock bunting breeds in open dry rocky mountainous areas.

Description

This bird is 16 cm in length. The breeding male has chestnut upperparts, unmarked deep buff underparts, and a pale grey head marked with black striping.

The female rock bunting is a washed-out version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a less contrasted head. The juvenile is similar to the female, but with a streaked head.

There are four races differing mainly in the plumage shades, although the subspecies which breeds in Europe, Africa and western Turkey is the only one to show white wing bars.

Foraging and breeding

It lays three to five greyish eggs in a lined nest on the ground or occasionally in a low bush. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.

Song

The call is a sharp tseee, and the song is a twittering churrrr-chirrriiii-itt.