Ortolan Bunting · Emberiza hortulana · Linnaeus, 1758

Order: PASSERIFORMES
- Family: Emberizidae (Buntings)
  - Genus: Emberiza

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Unclassified

No subspecies specified
In background of another recording

Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

Other Resources

Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

Resident
Breeding
Non-breeding
Passage
Uncertain

611 foreground recordings and 103 background recordings of Emberiza hortulana . Total recording duration 9:04:38.

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	Common name / Scientific	Length	Recordist	Date	Time	Country	Location	Elev. (m)	Type	Remarks	Actions	Cat.nr.
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:04	Romuald Mikusek	2019-06-07	16:20	Poland	Gmina Grodków (near Gnojna), powiat brzeski, opolskie	220	song	forest adge with open area bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC513186
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:30	Romuald Mikusek	2019-06-07	16:20	Poland	Gmina Grodków (near Gnojna), powiat brzeski, opolskie	220	song	forest adge with open area bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC513173
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:11	Julien Piette	2019-09-10	05:30	France	Dunkerque, Nord, Hauts-de-France	10	nocturnal flight call	bird-seen:no playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC511156
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:35	Mathieu André	2019-09-14	02:30	France	Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France	20	call, nocturnal flight call	enregistrement réalisé en bordure du village, juste après le cordon dunaire. bird-seen:no playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC497749
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:11	Bram Vogels	2019-08-21	00:00	Belgium	De Zoom - Kalmthoutse Heide (near Kalmthout), Antwerpen, Vlaanderen	30	flight call	Ortolan bunting migrating with a flock of yellow wagtails bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC497268
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:01	Paul Ehlers	2019-09-08	05:03	Germany	Pinneberg (near Elmshorn), Schleswig-Holstein	10	nocturnal flight call, plik	Comparing this call to the recording below makes me wonder if it could be an Ortolan bunting? Comments highly appreciated! https://www.xeno-canto.org/495695 bird-seen:no playback-used:no Originally a mystery recording. See the forum. [sono]	A B C D E	XC496321
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:33	Hans Groot	2016-08-27	08:00	Netherlands	Castricum, Castricum, Noord-Holland	10	flight call	bird-seen:yes [sono]	A B C D E	XC496265
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:10	Hans Groot	2016-09-07	08:30	Netherlands	Castricum, Castricum, Noord-Holland	10	flight call	bird-seen:yes [sono]	A B C D E	XC496263
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:11	Hans Groot	2018-09-02	08:00	Netherlands	Castricum, Castricum, Noord-Holland	0	flight call	bird-seen:yes [sono]	A B C D E	XC496262
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:14	Hans Groot	2018-09-02	08:00	Netherlands	Castricum, Castricum, Noord-Holland	10	flight call	bird-seen:yes [sono]	A B C D E	XC496261
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:25	Eddy Scheinpflug	2019-09-03	07:35	Belgium	Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaams Gewest	50	flight call	playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC495682
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:21	Ed Stubbs	2019-08-25	03:26	United Kingdom	Thorncombe Street, Great Britain, Surrey, England	110	nocturnal flight call	bird-seen:no playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC494155
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:25	Philippe J. DUBOIS	2019-08-20	02:00	France	Belz, Morbihan, Bretagne	10	nocturnal flight call	probably two birds calling bird-seen:no playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC493561
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:02	Franck Hollander	2019-08-20	04:00	Germany	Bremerhaven, Bremen	10	flight call	[sono]	A B C D E	XC493415
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:06	Franck Hollander	2019-08-14	00:00	Germany	Bremerhaven, Bremen	10	flight call	Night recording 22:30-05:00 [sono]	A B C D E	XC492662
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:25	Eddy Scheinpflug	2018-09-14	09:30	Belgium	Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flanders	50	flight call	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC492564
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:25	Eddy Scheinpflug	2018-09-14	09:30	Belgium	Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flanders	50	flight call	bird-seen:no playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC492562
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:21	Andreas Richter	2019-06-16	12:00	Germany	Havelland (near Nennhausen), Brandenburg	30	song	I could hear several birds singing this very short melody. Habitat: agricultural land, narrow gravel road with hedgerow and tall trees, small forest. The recording was done with my smartphone. I trimmed the recording. My guess: Ortolan bunting bird-seen:no playback-used:no Originally a mystery recording. See the forum. [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC491831
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	2:58	Jordi Calvet	2019-07-10	12:00	Spain	Coll de la Creueta, El Berguedà, Catalunya	1900	song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC487285
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:19	Grzegorz Lorek	2017-05-12	17:00	Poland	Gmina Kościan, kościański, wielkopolskie	70	song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC483242
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:44	Jordi Calvet	2019-06-16	10:00	Spain	Guixers, El Solsonès, Catalunya	1300	male, song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC482551
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	3:22	Jordi Calvet	2019-06-12	09:00	Spain	Serra de Rubió, Anoia, Catalunya	800	male, song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC481038
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	1:09	Murat Uyman	2019-05-18	17:07	Turkey	Babakale Köyü, Ayvacık, Çanakkale	320	alarm call	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC477906
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	1:15	Bodo Sonnenburg	2019-05-24	04:08	Germany	Oder-Spree (near Friedland), Brandenburg	60	song	bird-seen:no playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC476439
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:34	Bram Vogels	2018-09-08	00:00	Belgium	Essen, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen	30	flight call	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC445302
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:17	Bram Vogels	2018-09-01	00:00	Belgium	Essen, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen	30	flight call	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC445301
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:32	Jorge Leitão	2018-07-08	16:26	Portugal	Pitões das Junias, Montalegre, Vila Real	1100	song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC428209
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	1:27	Jorge Leitão	2018-07-07	14:34	Portugal	Pitões das Junias, Montalegre, Vila Real	1100	song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [also] [sono]	A B C D E	XC428208
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	0:28	Jordi Calvet	2018-06-18	08:30	Spain	Serra de Rubió, Anoia, Catalunya	800	call, male	Perched and carrying food bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC423681
play pause	Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)	1:56	Stanislas Wroza	2018-06-17	06:30	France	Puimoisson, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	650	alarm call, call, flight call, song	bird-seen:yes playback-used:no [sono]	A B C D E	XC422872