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 migratory, wintering 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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