Ortolan Bunting

emberiza hortulana

The Ortolan Bunting is a small, elegantly colored songbird in the bunting family Emberizidae. Renowned for its melodious, sweet song and delicate features, this passerine breeds across Europe and Western Asia before embarking on a long-distance migration to sub-Saharan Africa for the winter. Historically, the Ortolan Bunting has been at the center of a controversial French culinary tradition where it was captured, fattened in darkness, and eaten whole under a shroud of secrecy. Today, the bird is strictly protected by law across the European Union, making sightings a rare and highly prized reward for birdwatchers tracking its decline in the wild.

生息地: Inhabits open, warm, dry countryside with scattered trees, hedges, orchards, and traditional agricultural fields.

外見

The Ortolan Bunting is roughly 16 cm long with a pinkish bill and a distinct yellow-ringed eye. The adult male features a grey-green head and chest, a conspicuous yellow throat and moustachial stripe, and warm, orange-buff underparts. Its back is warm brown with heavy dark-brown streaks, while females and young birds are duller, with finer streaks on their breasts and crown. Their wingspan ranges between 24 and 28 centimeters.

界Animalia門Chordata綱Aves目Passeriformes科Emberizidae属Emberiza

Ortolan Bunting

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

スナップ

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おもしろい事実

Capturing, selling, or harming Ortolan Buntings has been strictly banned under EU environmental directives since 1979, although underground poaching persisted for decades.

Former French President François Mitterrand famously requested the illicit Ortolan Bunting for his final, decadent New Year's Eve feast before his death.

To fatten captured Ortolans, they were traditionally kept in dark, windowless cages, which tricked their internal clock into thinking it was night, prompting continuous eating.

Traditional French diners would drape a large white napkin over their heads while eating the roasted bird to trap the delicate aromas and, symbolically, hide their greed from God.

特殊能力

Utilizes a highly sophisticated internal compass driven by the Earth's magnetic fields and stellar positioning to complete its long migratory journeys between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

Performs a sweet, metallic, and far-carrying song from elevated perches to successfully defend large territories in open agricultural landscapes.

Possesses a specialized, stout bill with an internal ridge that allows it to easily crack open and de-husk rigid grass and cereal seeds during the winter.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 1.5271618820464673e+64+ cm
翼開長: 2.4271618820464675e+64+ cm
体重: 0.02271618820464674+ kg
寿命: 3.2716188204646737e+63+ 年
Top Speed: 40 km/h
一度の産卵数: 4.271618820464674e+63+
抱卵期間: 1.1271618820464674e+64+ 日
渡りの距離: 5000 km

食性と食事

Relies heavily on small insects and invertebrates during the spring breeding season to feed its young, transitioning to a seed-based diet in autumn and winter.

主な食物

Grass seeds
Beetles
Caterpillars
Spiders
Cereal grains

採餌方法

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生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

The Ortolan Bunting serves as prey for fast-flying avian predators in open and edge woodland habitats.

hunts

Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

Adult bunting pairs hunt cockchafers and their larvae to feed their rapidly growing nestlings.

特徴

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別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Ortolan Buntingを見分けるには？

Ortolan Buntingを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Ortolan Buntingの長さは何ですか？

1.5271618820464673e+64+ cm

Ortolan Buntingの翼開長は何ですか？

2.4271618820464675e+64+ cm

Ortolan Buntingの体重は何ですか？

0.02271618820464674+ kg

Ortolan Buntingの寿命は何ですか？

3.2716188204646737e+63+ 年

Ortolan Buntingのtop Speedは何ですか？

40 km/h

Ortolan Buntingは何を食べますか？

Relies heavily on small insects and invertebrates during the spring breeding season to feed its young, transitioning to a seed-based diet in autumn and winter.

Ortolan Buntingは通常どこに生息していますか？

Inhabits open, warm, dry countryside with scattered trees, hedges, orchards, and traditional agricultural fields.