Crested bunting
Appearance
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Crested bunting | |
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Male in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Emberiza |
Species: | E. lathami
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Binomial name | |
Emberiza lathami Gray, JE, 1831
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The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found from the Himalayas eastwards to highland areas of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Gallery
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Crested bunting Melophus lathami
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Taken in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India - 10 February 2010
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Crested bunting photographed at Sinhagad Fort, Pune, India on 27 June 2010
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Crested bunting photographed at Saswad-Veer-Lonand Road, Pune, India on 17 SEP 2022
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Emberiza lathami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720872A94688007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720872A94688007.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Image at ADW Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine