Chestnut-eared Bunting

Alternative name: Grey-headed Bunting

Photo by robby thai
Pak Phli Nakhorn Nayok, Thailand, January, 2018

Emberiza fucata

Photo by stuprice68
Asabu Hokkaido, Japan, June 2006

Identification

15-16 cm
Male

• Brown plumage
• Grey crown and nape with dark streaks
• Chestnut ear-coverts
• Black and chestnut breast bands
• Rufous shoulder patch
• Rufous rump
  

Female: similar to males, duller, less distinct head and breast pattern

Distribution

Asia: found in Russia, Siberia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• E. f. arcuata:

• Himalayas (Pakistan to Bangladesh; northern Yunnan); winters to Myanmar

• E. f. fucata:

• Mountains of Mongolia and Manchuria to Korea and Japan

• E. f. kuatunensis:

• Southern China (Jiangsu to Guangdong and southern Yunnan)

Habitat

Fields, riparian vegetation, grasslands, wetlands and scrub.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a cup-shaped nest on the ground or low in a bush. The 3-6 whitish eggs have reddish-brown specks and are incubated for 12 days.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-eared Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-eared_Bunting

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