Order
Passeriformes
Family
Emberizidae
Genus
Emberiza
Species
schoeniclus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Reed Bunting Iraq,
Number of Sub-Species
Nineteen Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Some resident but most migrate south for the wwinter
Preferred Habitat
Reedbeds and sometimes in moorland and cultivation
Distribution and Range
Europe and across most of central Asia to the Pacific coast
Food
Forages on the ground for seed but includes invertebrates to its diet during breeding season.