Chestnut Bunting

Emberiza rutila

Least Concern

The Chestnut Bunting is an Old World bunting of Eurasian and African open country, farmland, scrub, and mountain slopes. It feeds on seeds, shoots, and insects in open country, scrub, farmland, reeds, or rocky slopes, with many species showing seasonal plumage changes and giving simple songs from low perches.

Family

Emberizidae

Group

Old World Buntings

Range

Chestnut Bunting Range — Resident or seasonal range in Eurasian and African open country, farmland, scrub, and mountain slopes

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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