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Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Classification

Class
Aves

The ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), also called ortolan bunting, is a Eurasian bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern scholars from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Alemannic German Embritz, a bunting. The specific name hortulana is from the Italian name for this bird, ortolana.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 6,813France · 5,385Germany · 1,517Netherlands · 1,192Italy · 226Switzerland · 163United Kingdom · 163Belgium · 98Luxembourg · 2