How big is a Yellow-browed Bunting?

The Yellow-browed Bunting is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-browed Bunting?

The Yellow-browed Bunting occurs in 14 countries, including Taiwan, China, South Korea, Sweden and Hong Kong SAR China.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-browed Bunting?

The Yellow-browed Bunting is most easily confused with the Grey-necked Bunting, the Striolated Bunting and the Tristram's Bunting.

Is the Yellow-browed Bunting endangered?

The Yellow-browed Bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys

Old World Buntings · Passeriformes · Rare

The Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) is a rare old world bunting found in 14 countries, weighing about 18 g. The yellow-browed bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae).

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Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 1 — Photo: Griha Hasanov (grihahasanov) · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 2 — Photo: Olivier Morel (olivier_morel) · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 3 — Photo: Olivier Morel (olivier_morel) · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 4 — Photo: Griha Hasanov (grihahasanov) · CC BY 4.0

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 5 — Photo: 爵士鼓手 · CC BY 3.0

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Barry Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 7 — Photo: (c) egorbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Griha Hasanov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Olivier Morel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Yellow-browed Bunting

The yellow-browed bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae). The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific chrysophrys is from Ancient Greek khrusophrus, "golden-browed".

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Where it lives

Taiwan China South Korea Sweden Hong Kong SAR China Japan Russia Mongolia Philippines Denmark North Korea

Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, India, Netherlands.

When to see it

Best months: January, March, April, May, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a passage migrant species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-browed Bunting look like?: The yellow-browed bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae).
How big is a Yellow-browed Bunting?: The Yellow-browed Bunting is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-browed Bunting?: The Yellow-browed Bunting occurs in 14 countries, including Taiwan, China, South Korea, Sweden and Hong Kong SAR China.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-browed Bunting?: The Yellow-browed Bunting is most easily confused with the Grey-necked Bunting, the Striolated Bunting and the Tristram's Bunting.
Is the Yellow-browed Bunting endangered?: The Yellow-browed Bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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