Wildlifeof Nepal
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Emberiza fucata
Basic stats
Habitat
Cup-shaped nest at ground level or low in a bush
Clutch size
3–6 whitish, reddish-brown speckled eggs, four most common
Incubation period
12 days
Size
15–16cm
The chestnut-eared bunting, also called the grey-headed or grey-hooded bunting, is 15–16 cm long, with plumage mostly brown with dark streaks. The genus name is from Old German for a bunting, and fucata is Latin for painted, from painting red (Wikipedia, general species account).
Three to six eggs, four most commonly, are laid in a cup-shaped nest at ground level or low in a bush, and incubated for 12 days. The song is a rapid twittering that begins with staccato notes and accelerates to end in a distinctive two- or three-note phrase, and the call is an explosive pzick (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Chestnut-eared Bunting live in?
- Cup-shaped nest at ground level or low in a bush
- How many eggs does the Chestnut-eared Bunting lay?
- 3–6 whitish, reddish-brown speckled eggs, four most common
- How long are the eggs of the Chestnut-eared Bunting incubated?
- 12 days
- How big is the Chestnut-eared Bunting?
- 15–16cm