White-capped bunting

White-capped bunting
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Emberizidae
Genus:Emberiza
Species: E. stewarti
Binomial name
Emberiza stewarti
(Blyth, 1854)
Emberiza stewarti, male (♂) in breeding plumage from Nalni, Nainital, Uttarakhand.
Male

The white-capped bunting or chestnut-breasted bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, boreal shrubland, and temperate grassland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Emberiza stewarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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