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Ortolan

Emberiza hortulana

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Field Notes

Description:

pinkish brown with greenish-grey head and breast, yellow throat and underwing. White eye ring. L 16.5 cm

Habitat:

woodland and scrub, sparsely vegetated stony ground on mountains, farmlands, gardens.Migratory

Notes:

Passing by, stopping for a drink. Spotted at my bird bath, Wadi Beeda

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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula
Photographed
PublishedMay 1, 2013

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