Socotra bunting
| Socotra bunting | |
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| Illustration by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. socotrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza socotrana (Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899)
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The Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
It is endemic to the island of Socotra, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gallery
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An illustration of a nest in Socotra by P. J. Smit -
Illustration of the Socotra subspecies insularis by Henrik Grönvold
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Emberiza socotrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22720940A118847061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22720940A118847061.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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