Little Bunting : Spotted
A little bunting bird, never before seen in Rajasthan, has been spotted in Mount Abu recently.
- Little Bunting is a passerine bird belonging to the bunting family (Emberizidae).
- Scientific Name: Emberiza pusilla
- It breeds across the taiga of the far northeast of Europeand northern Euro Siberia to the Russian Far East.
- It is migratory, wintering in the subtropics in northern India, southern China,and the northern parts of Southeast Asia.
- It has white underparts with dark streaking on the breast and sides.
- With its chestnut face and white malar stripe, it resembles a small female reed bunting but has black crown stripes, a white eye ring, and a fine dark border to the rear of its chestnut cheeks.
- IUCN Red List: Least Concern
