Crested bunting
| Crested bunting | |
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| Male in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Melophus Swainson, 1837 |
| Species: | M. lathami |
| Binomial name | |
| Melophus lathami (Gray, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Emberiza lathami | |
The crested bunting (Melophus lathami) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family, from South and Southeast Asia. It is usually considered monotypic in its genus, but some taxonomists place it in the genus Emberiza.
Range
Call
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Habitat
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
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melophus lathami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
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