Crested bunting

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Crested bunting
Crested Bunting (Melophus lathami) Photograph By Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Male in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. lathami
Binomial name
Emberiza lathami
Gray, JE, 1831
Synonyms
  • Melophus lathami

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

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Distribution and habitat

It is found from the Himalayas eastwards to highland areas of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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References

  1. 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.