Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii), recorded as Endangered
Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Jankowski's Bunting

Emberiza jankowskii

Jankowski's Bunting is a perching bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes) — Emberiza jankowskii, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Emberiza jankowskii
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Emberizidae · Emberiza

Range and habitat

It breeds in the Russian Far East, Manchuria and far northeastern Korea, where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and grassland. The species is threatened by habitat loss, caused by overgrazing and changes in agriculture.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

In 2020 it was discovered to be breeding in Mongolia.

In crisis

It is currently listed as endangered.

Jankowski's Bunting is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Jankowski's Bunting, Wikidata item Q386152. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Jankowski's Bunting?
Jankowski's Bunting is a perching bird in the family Emberizidae (order Passeriformes) — Emberiza jankowskii.
What is the conservation status of Jankowski's Bunting?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Emberiza jankowskii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Jankowski's Bunting live?
It breeds in the Russian Far East, Manchuria and far northeastern Korea, where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and grassland.
Why is Jankowski's Bunting in crisis?
The species is threatened by habitat loss, caused by overgrazing and changes in agriculture.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Emberiza jankowskii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Jankowski's Bunting a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.