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Photo by Seyed Babak Mus
Location: Near Sarakhs, Iran

Emberiza bruniceps

[edit] Identification

17cm . The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast.

The female is a paler version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a grey head.

[edit] Distribution

Asia, wintering in India

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Open scrubland, including agricultural land.

[edit] Behaviour

It makes a nest in a tree or bush, and 3-5 eggs are laid.

Its diet includes seeds, supplemented by insects when feeding the young.

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