Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Least Concern

The Meadow Bunting is an Old World bunting of China and adjacent East Asian mountains and woodland. 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

Meadow Bunting Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and adjacent East Asian mountains and woodland

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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