Red-headed Bunting
A species of Old World Buntings Scientific name : Emberiza bruniceps Genus : Old World Buntings
Red-headed Bunting, A species of Old World Buntings
Botanical name: Emberiza bruniceps
Genus: Old World Buntings
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Description
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. It breeds in central Asia-Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia; Russian Federation (European Russia, Central Asian Russia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. It is migratory, wintering in India and Bangladesh. 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. 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. 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. 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. The song, given from a high perch, is a jerky sweet-sweet-churri-churri-churri. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
Red-headed Bunting consumes a diverse diet, including seeds year-round, while favoring invertebrates during breeding season, such as damselflies, crickets, and bees. Red-headed Bunting forages on ground and in vegetation, feeds alone or in groups, and may form large mixed-species flocks in winter.
Habitat
Red-headed Bunting is typically found in a variety of open landscapes including steppes, semi-deserts, and desert oases, often amidst tall herbaceous vegetation and shrubs. This species is common in cultivated areas close to water sources and in irrigation regions, preferring drier and warmer environments with minimal tree cover. During migration, red-headed Bunting inhabits forests belts, riparian woodlands, groves, and thickets, whereas in winter, it frequents agricultural fields sown with cereals and grains.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world sparrows Genus
Old World Buntings Species
Red-headed Bunting 
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