White-capped bunting

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White-capped bunting
White-capped Bunting Nalni Uttarakhand India 31.01.2015.jpg
Emberiza stewarti, male (♂) in breeding plumage from Nalni, Nainital, Uttarakhand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. stewarti
Binomial name
Emberiza stewarti
(Blyth, 1854)

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.

Male white-capped bunting White capped Bunting at Porbandar Photo Dhaval Vargiya.jpg
Male white-capped bunting

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Emberiza stewarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22720884A132003759. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720884A132003759.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.