Jankowski's bunting or rufous-backed bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. jankowskii
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| Emberiza jankowskii Taczanowski, 1888
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It breeds in the Russian Far East, Manchuria and far northeastern Korea, where its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and grassland. In 2020 it was discovered to be breeding in Mongolia.[2] The species is threatened by habitat loss, caused by overgrazing and changes in agriculture.[3] It is currently listed as endangered.[4]
The bird's English name honours the Polish collector Michał Jankowski, who collected a specimen on 9 March 1886 on his estate in Sidemi in the Primorsky Krai. The specimen was sent to Ladislaus Taczanowski who described the species in 1888.[5]
Jankowski's bunting is given the highest level of protection under Chinese law, being added to the list of species named under the Wildlife Protection Law in 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Emberiza jankowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720905A132004685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720905A132004685.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Jankowski's Bunting found breeding in Mongolia". BirdGuides. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Jankowski's Bunting: grazed towards extinction". BirdGuides. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2018-08-09). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Emberiza jankowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ Taczanowski, L. (1888). "Description d'une nouvelle Espece da Genre Emberiza". Ibis. 5. 6: 317–319.
- ^ "Jankowski's Bunting gets highest level of protection in China". BirdGuides. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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