Wildlifeof China
Little Bunting
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: (c) Евгений Маринкин, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Emberiza pusilla
Basic stats
Habitat
Open coniferous woodland, often with birch or willow
Range
Breeds across the northern taiga from north-east Europe to the Russian Far East; winters in northern India, southern China and northern south-east Asia
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
Size
12–14 cm
The little bunting is a small bunting, only 12–14 cm long, that breeds in open coniferous woodland, often with birch or willow, across the taiga of the far north-east of Europe and northern Eurosiberia to the Russian Far East. It is migratory, wintering in the subtropics in northern India, southern China and the northern parts of south-east Asia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It has white underparts with dark breast streaking and resembles a small female reed bunting, but with black crown stripes, a white eye-ring and a chestnut face with a fine dark border at the rear of the cheeks. Four to six eggs are laid in a tree nest. The call is a distinctive zik and the song a rolling siroo-sir-sir-siroo. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Little Bunting live in?
- Open coniferous woodland, often with birch or willow
- Where is the Little Bunting found?
- Breeds across the northern taiga from north-east Europe to the Russian Far East; winters in northern India, southern China and northern south-east Asia
- How many eggs does the Little Bunting lay?
- 4–6 eggs
- How big is the Little Bunting?
- 12–14 cm