Yellow-throated bunting

The yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans), also known as the elegant bunting,[2] is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Yellow-throated bunting

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. elegans
Binomial name
Emberiza elegans
Temminck, 1835

It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Emberiza elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Brazil, Mark. Field Guide to the Birds of East Asia. Princeton University Press, 2009.


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