{"id":75567,"date":"2025-11-29T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T07:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75567"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T07:37:12","slug":"rustic-bunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rustic-bunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Rustic Bunting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Rustic Bunting Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birders recently spotted a rare species, the rustic bunting (emberiza rustica) at Najafgarh Jheel on the Delhi-Gurugram border, marking the first time the passerine bird, which is also elusive across India, was spotted in the national capital region (NCR).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Rustic Bunting<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>passerine bird<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the bunting family Emberizidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Emberiza rustica<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Rustic Bunting <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its breeding range extends from the <\/span><b>Nordic regions to eastern Siberia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>migrates to southeast Asia and parts of East Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including Japan, Korea, and eastern China, during the winter months.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are only a <\/span><b>handful of records of it being seen across India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 predominantly in the northeast and across the Himalayan belt.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Rustic Bunting <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>relatively small <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but with a <\/span><b>stocky body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The compact body measures around 15-16 cm in length and weighs about 20-25 grams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Males and females<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exhibit some <\/span><b>differences in their plumage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially during the breeding season.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Males <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boast a <\/span><b>striking appearance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with their <\/span><b>black heads <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adorned with <\/span><b>white stripes above and below the eyes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, creating a distinctive facial pattern.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>upperparts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are a combination of <\/span><b>brown and black,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the brown being more prominent on the wings and back, creating a beautifully mottled effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>breast and underparts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are a <\/span><b>soft pinkish-buff,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> transitioning to white on the belly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, <\/span><b>females <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and non-breeding males are <\/span><b>more subdued in color, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">featuring <\/span><b>browner heads <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with less distinct facial patterns, and overall, their <\/span><b>plumage is more uniformly brown <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and less vibrant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Rustic Bunting <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as <strong>&#8216;Near Threatened&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sour<\/b><strong>ce<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/delhi-news\/rustic-bunting-spotted-in-ncr-for-the-first-time-101764355184274-amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rustic Bunting spotted at Najafgarh Jheel in NCR. 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