Pine bunting
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Emberiza leucocephalos

The pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos ) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group most modern authors now separate from the finches, Fringillidae. It lives in Eurosiberia east of the Urals.

Animal name origin

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific leucocephalos is from Ancient Greek leukos, "whites", and kephalos, "headed".

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

The pine bunting's natural food consists of seeds, and when feeding its young, insects. The nest is on the ground. Four to six eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of buntings.

Mating Habits

The pine bunting breeds across much of temperate Asia, migrating south to central Asia, north India and southern China in winter. It is common in all sorts of open land with some scrub or trees, including cultivation, but has a greater preference for open forest (usually pines) than the closely related yellowhammer. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe, but often winters in north-east Italy and Tuscany.

Population

Coloring Pages

References

1. Pine bunting Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_bunting
2. Pine bunting on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720881/111133257
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/675002

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