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The red-headed bunting (''Emberiza bruniceps'') is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It breeds in central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in India. Its status in western Europe, where it is a potential vagrant, is confused by escapes, especially as this species is more commonly recorded than the closely related black-headed bunting, despite the latter having a more westerly breeding range. Reports in Britain have declined dramatically over recent years, coinciding with the decline in Asiatic imports for the cage-bird trade. The red-headed bunting breeds in open scrubby areas including agricultural land. It lays three to five eggs in a nest in a tree or bush. Its natural food consists of seeds, or when feeding young, insects. This bird is 17 cm long, larger than reed bunting, and long-tailed. The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast. The female is a washed-out version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a greyish head. The juvenile is similar, and both can be difficult to separate from the corresponding plumages of black-headed bunting. The song, given from a high perch, is a jerky ''sweet-sweet-churri-churri-churri''. ==Gallery== Emberiza_bruniceps.jpg|Painting Red-headed_Bunting.jpg|Male Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) W.jpg|Juvenile in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India Emberiza bruniceps MHNT.ZOO.2011.11.219 Ferghana.jpg|Eggs of ''Emberiza bruniceps '' MHNT 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red-headed bunting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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