What is Little Bunting?

Little Bunting is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae).

What is Little Bunting?

About Little Bunting:

  • It is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae).
  • Scientific Name: Emberiza pusilla 
  • Distribution:
    • It breeds across the taiga of the far northeast of Europe and northern Eurosiberia to the Russian Far East.
    • It is migratorywintering in the subtropics in northern India, southern China, and the northern parts of Southeast Asia.
  • Features:
    • This is a small bunting, measuring only 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) in length.
    • It has white underparts with dark streaking on the breast and sides.
    • With its chestnut face and white malar stripe, it resembles a small female reed bunting, but has black crown stripes, a white eye-ring, and a fine dark border to the rear of its chestnut cheeks.
    • The sexes are similar.
    • The call is a distinctive zik, and the song is a rolling siroo-sir-sir-siroo.
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Q1: What is a passerine bird?

A passerine or passeriform is a member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds, containing more than half of all species. They are also known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds

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