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Little Bunting




Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) is a small passerine bird of the Bunting family. It has a heavily streaked brown back and white underparts with fine dark streak. The bird is characterized by its black crown stripes, a white eye-ring and a fine dark border to the rear of its chestnut cheeks.

The bird is similar in appearance to a small female Reed Bunting with its chestnut face and white malar stripe. It feeds on insects and seeds.

Little Bunting can be seen in the Buxa National Park, West Bengal.



Updated on 7th June, 2005

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