Yellow-throated bunting

Yellow-throated bunting

Elegant bunting

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SPECIES
Emberiza elegans

The yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans ), also known as the elegant bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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Emberiza elegans follows Type II chain migration. Research on isotopes from feathers has revealed that northern populations begin migration before southern populations. Additionally, a latitudinal gradient in hydrogen isotopes suggest that northern breeders spend winters farther north than their southern counterparts.

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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

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References

1. Yellow-throated bunting Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-throated_bunting
2. Yellow-throated bunting on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720963/132005507
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/652388

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