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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 20 g
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It is 15 to 16 cm in length. The plumage is mostly brown with dark streaks. The male has a grey crown and nape with dark streaks, chestnut ear-coverts and bands of black and chestnut across the breast. There is a rufous patch on the shoulders and the rump is also rufous. Females are similar to the males but duller with a less distinct head and breast pattern. First-winter birds are plainer but show warm brown ear-coverts and have an obvious ring around the eye. Its voice is similar to the rustic bunting but quieter.
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When to see the Chestnut-eared Bunting
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-eared Bunting
The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Macao SAR China, Sweden.
About the Chestnut-eared Bunting
The chestnut-eared bunting, also called grey-headed bunting or grey-hooded bunting, with the latter name also used for grey-necked bunting, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaThe yellow-breasted bunting is a small passerine, ranging from 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) in length, and weighing 17 to 26 g (0.6 to 0.9 oz).
Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsThe red-headed bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
Pallas's Reed BuntingEmberiza pallasiPallas's reed bunting is a small passerine bird, similar to a small reed bunting and possesses a small granivore-type bill.
Side by side: Chestnut-eared Bunting vs Pallas's Reed Bunting · Chestnut-eared Bunting vs Yellow-breasted Bunting
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