Wildlifeof Nepal
Pine Bunting
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: Jargal Lamjav from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · CC BY 2.0
Emberiza leucocephalos
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds; insects when feeding young
Habitat
Nest on the ground
Clutch size
4–6 eggs with hair-like markings
Size
16–17.5cm
The pine bunting is a robust bunting 16–17.5 cm long, with a thick seed-eater's bill. The male has a white crown and cheeks, a chestnut forehead and throat and a heavily streaked brown back; the non-breeding plumage is like a yellowhammer's but with all the yellow replaced by white, and its song and calls are like the yellowhammer's (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its natural food is seeds, and insects when feeding its young. The nest is on the ground, with four to six eggs showing the hair-like markings characteristic of buntings (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Pine Bunting eat?
- Seeds; insects when feeding young
- What habitat does the Pine Bunting live in?
- Nest on the ground
- How many eggs does the Pine Bunting lay?
- 4–6 eggs with hair-like markings
- How big is the Pine Bunting?
- 16–17.5cm