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Red headed bunting

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Emberiza

Higher classification
  
Emberiza

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Emberizidae

Scientific name
  
Emberiza bruniceps

Rank
  
Species

Red-headed bunting Redheaded bunting photo Emberiza bruniceps G130414 ARKive

Similar
  
Bird, Emberiza, Black‑headed bunting, White‑capped bunting, Pine bunting

Red headed bunting singing at sunset


The red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

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It breeds in central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in India. Its status in western Europe, where it is a potential vagrant, is confused by escapes, especially as this species is more commonly recorded than the closely related black-headed bunting, despite the latter having a more westerly breeding range. Reports in Britain have declined dramatically over recent years, coinciding with the decline in Asiatic imports for the cage-bird trade.

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The red-headed bunting breeds in open scrubby areas including agricultural land. It lays three to five eggs in a nest in a tree or bush. Its natural food consists of seeds, or when feeding young, insects.

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This bird is 17 cm long, larger than reed bunting, and long-tailed. The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast.

Red-headed bunting Oriental Bird Club Image Database Redheaded Bunting Emberiza

The female is a washed-out version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a greyish head. The juvenile is similar, and both can be difficult to separate from the corresponding plumages of black-headed bunting.

Red-headed bunting Oriental Bird Club Image Database Redheaded Bunting Emberiza

The song, given from a high perch, is a jerky sweet-sweet-churri-churri-churri.

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References

Red-headed bunting Wikipedia