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Emberiza socotrana (Socotra Bunting)

Synonyms: Fringillaria socotrana

Wikipedia Abstract

The Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Yemen, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Emberiza socotrana

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
37
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.74861
EDGE Score: 3.13525
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14.5 grams
Forages - Mid-High [2]  50 %
Forages - Understory [2]  50 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Socotra Island xeric shrublands Yemen Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Socotra Archipelago World Heritage Site 1014269 Yemen  
Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve 6626477 Yemen  

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Diksam, Socotra Yemen A1, A3, B2  
Hajhir mountains, Socotra Yemen A1, A2, A3, B2, B3  
Rookib hills, Socotra Yemen A1, A2, B2  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Horn of Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0