Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

Singing Little Bunting at Oued Massa, Morocco

Singing Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) at Oued Massa, Morocco, 4 May 2024 (Andreas Buchheim).

A singing Little Bunting observed at Oued Massa, southern Morocco. This is the fourth national record. Un Bruant nain chanteur observé à Oued Massa en avril. Il s’agit de la quatrième mention de l’espèce pour le Maroc. — The Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) was found by Sönke Tautz at Oued Massa, near the edge of […]

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First African Crake, Red-tailed Shrike and Little Bunting for Algeria

Red-tailed Shrike / Pie-grièche du Turkestan (Lanius phoenicuroides), Skikda, northern Algeria, 9 Oct. 2020 (Youcef Karrit)

Three new species were added to the Algerian list in autumn 2020: Red-tailed Shrike, Little Bunting and African Crake. The Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) was discovered and photographed at Skikda on 9 October by Youcef Karrit. This is also the first record for the whole Northwest Africa. Other closely related species are also very rare

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