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− | + | [[Image:crested_bunting_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Malli Mirai, Dwarahat, Alt. 4300 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2017]] | |
− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] lathami |
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ''Melophus lathami'' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:Copy of DSC 3515 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|devendra+bhardwaj|devendra bhardwaj}}<br />Jhalana Eco-Tourism Park, Jaipur, [[India]], May 2008]] | ||
+ | 16 cm (6¼ in)<br /> | ||
+ | *Mainly black | ||
+ | *Erect black crest | ||
+ | *Chestnut wings and tail | ||
+ | *Dark iris | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Subspecies ''subcristatus'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Formerly placed in its own genus ''[[:Category:Melophus|Melophus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | [[Image:Crested Bunting.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|S+K+Gudi |S K Gudi }}<br />Hubli, Karnataka, [[India]], January 2018]] | ||
+ | Rocky areas and scrubland, grassy hillsides and terraced cultivation. Open, thorny forests and forest edges. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Observed at heights around 3000-3500 ft. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists mainly of grass and weed seeds, including spilt grain. They have also been seen flycatching. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | {{Audio|crested_bunting_call_alok.mp3}}<br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Recording © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Malli Mirai, Dwarahat, Alt. 4300 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], April-2017<br /> | ||
+ | Male singing close to Sunset time. There was another male in the vicinity, as well, and they were engaged in territorial activity. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017) | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #Haryana Online | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Emberiza lathami" {{!}} "elophus lathami" {{!}} "Crested Bunting"}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Emberiza]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 18:53, 13 July 2023
- Emberiza lathami
Melophus lathami
Identification
16 cm (6¼ in)
- Mainly black
- Erect black crest
- Chestnut wings and tail
- Dark iris
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies subcristatus is generally considered invalid[2].
Formerly placed in its own genus Melophus.
Habitat
Rocky areas and scrubland, grassy hillsides and terraced cultivation. Open, thorny forests and forest edges.
Observed at heights around 3000-3500 ft.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of grass and weed seeds, including spilt grain. They have also been seen flycatching.
Vocalisation
Recording © by Alok Tewari
Malli Mirai, Dwarahat, Alt. 4300 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2017
Male singing close to Sunset time. There was another male in the vicinity, as well, and they were engaged in territorial activity.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
- Wikipedia
- Haryana Online
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Bunting
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1