Pallas's Reed Bunting

The top and bottom of the beak are different colors.

Scientific name	Emberiza pallasi
English name	Pallas's Reed Bunting
Japanese name	シベリア寿林
Classification	Aves
Classification details	Passeriformes Emberizidae
Full length	14cm.
Distribution	It is a rare migratory bird.

Characteristics

A migratory bird of the Emberizidae family, slightly smaller than the Common Reed Bunting.

The back is brown with dark feathers running vertically, giving it the appearance of vertical stripes.

The legs are flesh-colored all the way to the tips, which is one way to distinguish them from the Common Reed Bunting. The top and bottom of the beak are different colors, black on top and pink on the bottom. The shape of the upper beak appears to be linear. There is a thin white eye ring around the eye.

Ecology

A migratory bird that rarely arrives here. It enters grasslands and reed beds with dead grass and feeds on the ground. It appears to eat plant seeds and insects.

Habitat

Tama River midstream

Photographed on the riverbed of the Tama River at the beginning of the year. It stayed in the same place for a while.

It spent a long time on the ground foraging, which made it difficult to photograph. I managed to capture it perched vertically.

There were also many Reed Buntings in the same area, making it difficult to identify, but I used the overall size as my primary indicator. After photographing, I checked the photo to confirm its beak and other identifying features.