Grey-necked bunting

Grey-necked bunting
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. buchanani
Binomial name
Emberiza buchanani
Blyth, 1845 [2]
Synonyms
  • Euspiza huttoni
  • Glycyspina huttoni

The grey-necked bunting (Emberiza buchanani), sometimes referred to as grey-hooded bunting (a name also in use for chestnut-eared bunting[3]) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It breeds along a wide distribution range from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia and winters in parts of Southern Asia. Like other buntings it is found in small flocks.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Emberiza buchanani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22720909A111135183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22720909A111135183.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Blyth, E (1844). "Synopsis of the Indian Fringillidae". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 13: 944–963.
  3. ^ Rasmussen PC; JC Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution & Lynx Edicions. pp. 553–554.