Ochre-rumped bunting

Ochre-rumped bunting
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. yessoensis
Binomial name
Emberiza yessoensis
(Swinhoe, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Schœnicolus yessoënsis R. Swinhoe, 1874

The ochre-rumped bunting (Emberiza yessoensis), also known as the Japanese reed bunting, is a bird in the family Emberizidae. The species was first described as Schoenicola yessoensis by Robert Swinhoe in 1874. The species epithet, yessoensis, describes the bird as being found on Yesso (Hokkaido).

It is found in Manchuria, Korea and Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.

It is threatened by habitat loss. In South Korea it is classified as being endangered.