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Rock Bunting is a small bird species that inhabits rocky and scrubby areas, typically found in parts of southern Europe and Asia. Like other buntings, it plays a role in local ecosystems as an insectivore and seed-eater, making it part of the natural food web in its region.
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Least ConcernRock Bunting
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Observations8,210
via IUCN
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The rock bunting (Emberiza cia) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.
The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific cia is from a local Italian name for this bird, from zirlare, "to chirp".