- Emberiza leucocephalos
Identification
16-17.5cm. White crown and cheeks, chestnut forehead and throat, streaked brown back. The female duller and is more streaked on its undersides.
Distribution
Asia, north India and southern China. Accidental vagrant to Alaska with 2 records.
Taxonomy
The Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group most modern authors now separate from the finches, Fringillidae.
Habitat
Open land with scrub or trees, including cultivation, but prefers open pine forest.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects when feeding young and seeds at other times.
The nest is on the ground. 4-6 eggs are laid.
