as a representative of the alto-world-buntings is the home of the gold-bunting almost completely Europe as well as east and west-Siberia, with exception of the most outer north and south. The eastern brood-area overlaps with that of the in east and central-Asia living, very near relative spruce-bunting (Emberiza leucocephala) so that both types mix in big scope and intermediäre then show plumage-colors.
Shape The male gold-bunting is the single small-bird (16,5 cm of length) of our area, that carries head-drawing yellow a shining and has a bay Bürzel simultaneously. The breast is mainly yellow, shaded the remaining plumage dun. Females and young males are drawn clearly less yellow.
Habitat The gold-bunting is a character-bird of the culture-country and is to be liked particularly about street-edges with trees and shrubs, in the farmland and in spruce-protections; however, it avoids gardens and parks. Also in light oaks and jaw-forests and at forest-edges as far as to the alpine mats is it widespread.
Zugverhalten Gold-buntings are part-pickpockets. While the European and west-Siberian animals usually linger in its brood-area as stand-birds, the northern populations are migratory birds mainly.
Chant The typical song of the male was set in different languages in words (Z). B. "as, as, as loves you I, and could from Mozart as motive for its 40. Symphony (g-Moll) is chosen. The chant becomes the dearest from elevated points of view, frequently from detached trees from, recited.
Food it gets together from vegetable seeds like from ground-living insects, Tausendfüßern and small earthworms as well so that it probably is the gold-buntings among the buntings at the Art specialized the least on a certain food. In the winter, however, seeds are eaten predominantly, then is to be found the birds also at yards and field-barns.
Reproduction The brood-period begins end of April, 2 yearly-broods are normal. The nests usually lie at the edge of sterns, in embankments or hedge in a height of 0,5 m. The female builds the bowl-shaped nest carefully from grass or moss and pads it with hair and fine stalks. If the last of the 3-5 eggs is put, begins to brood the female. After 12-14 days, they slip bedunten nest-stools densely and of are taken care by both alto-birds, until it approximately after 16 days fully-fledged becomes.
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