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Cirl Bunting![]() Size: 15-16.5 cm; wing span 22-22.5 cm Weight: ca. 26 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Near-frontal view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Acude do Monte da Barca, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, June 2022]
Lateral/ventral view of a male Cirl Bunting in worn breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[La Roche-Guyon, Ile-de-France, France, July 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2016]
Distant near-dorsal view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, May 2021]
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NON-BREEDING |
Partly obscured frontal view of a male Cirl Bunting in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Eltville, Hessen, Germany, March 2021]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting moulting into breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2017]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, December 2018]
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FEMALE |
Near-frontal view of a female Cirl Bunting still wet after
taking a bath
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Divor river, Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2022]
Near-lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira dos Minutos, Montemor o Novo, Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
Near-lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Near-lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2018]
Lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting looking towards the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Divor river, Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2022]
Lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting still wet after
taking a bath
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Divor river, Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2022]
Near-dorsal view of a female Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2023]
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PAIR |
Pair of Cirl Buntings collecting nesting material; male on
the left, female on the right
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral/ventral view of juvenile(?) Cirl Bunting
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2022]
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Behaviour |
Frontal view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
taking a bath
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira dos Minutos, Montemor o Novo, Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
taking a bath
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira dos Minutos, Montemor o Novo, Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
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Food, Diet |
This male Cirl Bunting in breeding
plumage
has found something edible
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a female Cirl Bunting that has found a seed
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2023]
Lateral view of a male Cirl Bunting having a drink
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Divor river, Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2022]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
cirlbnt_jp_20200625.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call | © JP | |
cirlbnt_jp_20220605.mp3 | (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
cirlbnt_jp_20201026.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP | |
cirlbnt_jp_20220209.mp3 | (Portugal) | Contact calls | © JP |
More Cirl Bunting sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.