The English common name commemorates the German physician and scientist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar who founded the Senckenberg Natural History Museum.

It is mainly coastal or insular, and often breeds at lower levels than the closely related ortolan bunting where both occur.

[5] This species is classified as "Least Concern" in the IUCN Red List due to its extensive range and large population size, neither of which meet the criteria for threatened status.

While population trends are uncertain, there's no evidence of a rapid decline that would warrant a higher conservation concern.

This suggests a preliminary global population size of 271,000-531,000 mature individuals, though further refinement is needed.