Socotra bunting

Socotra bunting
Illustration by Henrik Grönvold
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Emberizidae
Genus:	Emberiza
Species:	E. socotrana
Binomial name
Emberiza socotrana (Ogilvie-Grant & Forbes, 1899)

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
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  Illustration of the Socotra subspecies insularis by Henrik Grönvold

References

1. 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.