Chestnut-eared Bunting
A species of Old World Buntings Scientific name : Emberiza fucata Genus : Old World Buntings
Chestnut-eared Bunting, A species of Old World Buntings
Botanical name: Emberiza fucata
Genus: Old World Buntings
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Description General Info
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Description
It is 15 to 16 cm in length. The plumage is mostly brown with dark streaks. The male has a grey crown and nape with dark streaks, chestnut ear-coverts and bands of black and chestnut across the breast. There is a rufous patch on the shoulders and the rump is also rufous. Females are similar to the males but duller with a less distinct head and breast pattern. First-winter birds are plainer but show warm brown ear-coverts and have an obvious ring around the eye. Its voice is similar to the rustic bunting but quieter. The song is a rapid twittering which begins with staccato notes and then accelerates before ending with a distinctive two or three note phrase. The call is an explosive pzick. 
Size
16 cm
Colors
Brown
Black
Gray
White
Feeding Habits
Chestnut-eared Bunting primarily feeds on grass seeds and supplements its diet with insects. Its foraging is marked by ground-feeding behaviors, often adapted to alternating food sources seasonally. Unique adaptations include a beak suited for seed husking.
Habitat
Chestnut-eared Bunting typically inhabits scrubby hillsides, open areas near marshy fields, and wetland fringes. These birds are also found in floodplain meadows with dense bush cover and open grassy areas with scattered thickets. Their geographical range stretches broadly from the Himalayan regions across to parts of East Asia. During the breeding season, chestnut-eared Bunting resides in areas ranging from southeastern Siberia to northern Japan. In winter, these birds migrate to warmer climates, including southern Japan and Southeast Asia, where they can often be seen in cultivated fields and grassy lands with scrub, such as rice stubbles and other agricultural residuals.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The breeding range extends from the Himalayas locally across China to south-eastern Siberia, Korea and northern Japan. Northern birds migrate south to winter in southern Japan, southern China, Taiwan, north-eastern India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. The species is a vagrant to Kazakhstan and in October 2004 the first European record occurred at Fair Isle in Scotland. Preferred habitats include scrub, fields and grassland.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world sparrows Genus
Old World Buntings Species
Chestnut-eared Bunting 
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