Chestnut-breasted Bunting (Emberiza stewarti)

Other Names (World)
White-capped Bunting, Chestnut-breasted Bunting, Stewart's Bunting

Family
Emberizidae (Old World Buntings)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1854)

Habitat
Temperate shrubland and forest, boreal forest. From 1,200 - 2,500 m, occasionally from sea-level - 3,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Vagrant to United Arab Emirates.

Breeds in mountains from southern Kazakhstan (Karatau Range), southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and west, northern and southern Kyrgyzstan south to extreme south-eastern Turkmenistan (Kugitang Range), Afghanistan, western and northern Pakistan, Kashmir and northern India (north-western Himachal Pradesh); winter range includes southern Afghanistan and the northern Punjab of Pakistan, but most move farther southern into northern Indian states (south to Gujarat, western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and north-eastern Maharashtra).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

White-capped Bunting (Emberiza stewarti) [XC728526]
by Peter Boesman from Kokpek, Enbekshikazakh District, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (?)

White-capped Bunting (Emberiza stewarti) [XC733529]
by Ding Li Yong from Chilishtak, \u0428\u0443\u0440\u043e\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434, \u0412\u0438\u043b\u043e\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u0425\u0430\u0442\u043b\u043e\u043d, Tajikistan (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-breasted Bunting (Emberiza stewarti) - 10 files

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